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obtuseblues's review
4.0
Schizophrenia is so stigmatized because it seems scary, it looks scary, and most people simply do not know what the experience entails. Schiller brings us into her world through her own eyes, those of her family and friends, and even her psychiatrist and medical records to show us what it feels like and looks like to experience psychosis in schizophrenia. It begins to make sense why the illness manifests the way it does, as people with it are dealing with medication side effects or auditory/visual hallucinations that are often threatening their lives or others’. Wouldn’t that terrify you too?
Schiller takes us through her hospitalizations, bouts of “normalcy”, emotions, and behaviors to leads us to her insight, her “ending”. She hands us hope and possibility.
Schiller takes us through her hospitalizations, bouts of “normalcy”, emotions, and behaviors to leads us to her insight, her “ending”. She hands us hope and possibility.
amyrezende's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.25
thaydra's review against another edition
4.0
An intense, poignant look into the mind of a suffering schizophrenic. Written off of her own memories and journal entries, as well as interviewing friends, doctors, and family members Lori is able to reconstruct a brutal look at to what exactly goes on within the mind of the patient, as well as what it can do to the friends and family around them. I strongly encourage everyone to read this.
a_lyric_to_a_song's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.5
macglass8's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
2.75
I had high hopes for this book due to others reviews, but I found it slightly repetitive and slow. Don’t get me wrong, I liked it, but it could have been 100 pages shorter…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, and Mental illness
Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Suicide, Drug use, Suicide attempt, and Fatphobia
vlsmith889's review against another edition
4.0
An interesting look into the experience of schizophrenia from a variety of viewpoints. Although somewhat slow and perhaps poorly written at times, the book brings you deep into the world of mental illness through engaging the reader in the accounts of schizophrenia from the many people that were directly impacted by Lori's illness. Overall, seemed to be honest and was definitely a captivating read.
anniemariek's review against another edition
3.0
The story was fascinating, but the style left something to be desired.