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The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear by Kate Moore
24 reviews
lou_o_donnell's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide
carolynhm's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting
Minor: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Medical content
lpdx's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Sexism
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Violence
Minor: Blood, Excrement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Torture
aiyam's review against another edition
5.0
The book goes in-depth from the beginning of her first confinement to the end of her life, with all of her accomplishments as a free woman. I found the outsider's point of view interesting. Knowing what the doctor was writing in his files, what her friends were advocating for, and what her husband was doing back home was fascinating, especially as Packard herself didn't know any of it. That decision from the author really highlighted for me just how isolated and in the dark Packard was kept.
Packard's story is one of injustice and anger, and I felt every emotion with her while reading this. If you call yourself a mental health advocate or a feminist then this story is an absolute must-read.
Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Vomit, Violence, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Confinement
Moderate: Abandonment