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The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture

Gabor Maté

4.2 AVERAGE

miss__manga__'s review

4.0

informative

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Very detailed and informative, but this is NOT always a good thing! The writing was a bit pretentious, but I did like how there were referenced studies from various years and countries and how, while there were anecdotes, it wasn't just fully anecdotal. 

Unfortunately, this book became repetitive hammering home facts. Every chapter there were paragraphs of "x group is y more likely to be affected by z due to their status as a member of x group". Sometimes these would overlap over different chapters. Again, shocking facts, but not surprising. 

jessicablainesmith's review against another edition

5.0

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I think everyone should read this book.

gentlybreakingwalls's review against another edition

5.0

informative reflective medium-paced

wednesdays_bookclub's review against another edition

5.0

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What a crazy, sad, traumatised world we all live in.

maureenlena's review against another edition

5.0

informative inspiring medium-paced

abibliophobe's review

5.0

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

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Phenomenal book. Glad I finally picked it up. My MSW internship supervisor suggested this author to me but I wasn't in the mood for nonfiction at the time. I have now acquired all his work and will be making my way through the audio versions this year 

alex_williams's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

bea_jones's review against another edition

4.75

challenging emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

adinica's review against another edition

4.5

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

paquitamackay9688's review against another edition

4.5

challenging inspiring relaxing medium-paced