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sherylv's review against another edition
4.0
Impulsively picked this up at a moving library @ LINC, KL.
I gravely apologize for not returning it, I enjoyed it way too much. When reading the synopsis, I remember wanting to expand out of just Fiction. I thought this was a good pick.
I was incredibly surprised! I enjoyed the stories very much. I found them consumable, and very memorable. I loved the psychological aspects, and bookmarked a lot of pages because of how engrossed I was. I couldn't put it down!
Would love to pass this to someone else who would appreciate it, or even re-read it before doing so.
I gravely apologize for not returning it, I enjoyed it way too much. When reading the synopsis, I remember wanting to expand out of just Fiction. I thought this was a good pick.
I was incredibly surprised! I enjoyed the stories very much. I found them consumable, and very memorable. I loved the psychological aspects, and bookmarked a lot of pages because of how engrossed I was. I couldn't put it down!
Would love to pass this to someone else who would appreciate it, or even re-read it before doing so.
lipsandpalms's review against another edition
4.0
Great insight into the mindset of paranoids and surprizing effect cocaine has to exacerbate paranoia. What's with Ronald's obsession with the Wizard of Oz though? He references it in almost every chapter in the book.
chipsahoy87's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
5.0
jenni8fer's review against another edition
5.0
This was a truly fascinating read! The story that stays with me most since I read it in 2011 (2 years ago now) is the case study of the cocaine-addicted ballerina and her dangerous paranoid, romantic obsession she had with the male waiter in the restaurant where she worked as a hostess. Very creepy!
flowers_and_cows's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
5.0
This is probably one of the best books I ever read. The way that the author wrote the stories of those who were and are suffering from paranoia was great. When reading from the patient's point of view, you felt like you were really there. I also appreciated how when needed to give the details of violent events, the author gave enough information to let the reader know what happened without being gory and over-explaining what happened.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence
theboldbookworm's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this was an interesting book. It's interesting what people will end up thinking, seeing, and believing when in a paranoid state. The cases in this book are about drug induces paranoia, so if you're looking for paranoia cases that aren't drug related, look elsewhere.
perri's review
3.0
The case histories were interesting but Siegel's attempt to enter his subjects' experiences didn't work well
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