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W ciemnej dolinie. Rodzinna tragedia i tajemnica schizofrenii by Robert Kolker

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dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

3.0


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bradyy's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0


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m0ckingjay's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative medium-paced

5.0


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courtthelionberryann's review against another edition

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emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.0


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gretchenplz's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

I'm glad I read this after watching the "documentary" about the family. 

The production and narrative laid out by the documentary really rubbed me the wrong way, and I feel so much better after hearing this much more humanized version of the Galvin family. 

This story is incredibly sad, but at its heart, it's about 14 people who are just trying their best, all dealing with incredibly deep levels of trauma in the only ways they know how. 

My criticism is that Mary/Lindsey is very much an unreliable narrator. Very much gives a martyr complex. Again, I empathize with her trauma, her feelings of responsibility for her sick brothers, and her frustration with her non-sick siblings, but I feel conflicted, especially knowing the trauma she inflicted on her own kids. However, I think the author did a great job researching and writing from all POVs and not just relying on one person for the story.

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texashuneyb's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25


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ajpb's review against another edition

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informative slow-paced

3.5


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te_ss_i's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0


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katebooklist's review against another edition

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emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.5


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ejanep's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

3.5


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