Reviews

The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness by Elyn R. Saks

apoulsonfriesen's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.5

lpzleitner's review

hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced

4.5

percy_roy's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

reyanj's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative slow-paced

4.0

lovetlr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Excellent book. Very sad indictment of mental health care in the US 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

rosencat's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

3.75

ghostingarden's review

*read for class assignment** -- no rating for memoirs but definitely an interesting and compelling read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

beccacady3's review

informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

cyfy's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

justvaporlock's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0