885 reviews for:

Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum

Antonia Hylton

4.35 AVERAGE

caityclarkreads's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark informative medium-paced

megstrockbine's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

stepf7's review

3.5

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

jaimeb's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

tiffanyjeannine's review against another edition

5.0

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Speechless. So well done. Definitely one for the pile of nonfiction reads that stick with me.

walla293's review

4.75

challenging emotional hopeful informative tense medium-paced

geknitics's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

cpestepp's review

4.0

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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great book with a lot of good information ! i also like the personal stories she included while telling the story of crownsville and the people within it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism

Moderate: Confinement, Death

andreamgaddis's review

3.75

informative fast-paced

aap5857's review

4.75

dark emotional reflective medium-paced