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

Gabor Maté

4.2 AVERAGE

serafina_a's review against another edition

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murmtavia's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 64%

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It's really really good and it explains some very advanced concepts in a way I can grasp most of the time. That said this is a very heavy read and I'm not up for that right now. Will pick back up again at a later time though.

snorkmidden's review

3.0

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haley_kay's review against another edition

5.0

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gothicscibe14's review against another edition

4.5

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bemilybo's review against another edition

5.0

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runahrafn's review against another edition

4.0

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This book was long, and at times a little overwhelming, but despite that it was still an excellent read. I would have given it 5 stars if it weren't for his take on ADHD, which is mostly wrong (it IS genetic... it's just exacerbated by trauma). And he has completely hit the nail on the head about what is wrong with society today. Alas, I am at loss on how to fix things just as he is.

fiesty_sympathy's review against another edition

2.25

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gcullman's review against another edition

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I got turned off by the discussion of sleep training and then felt that maybe he didn’t know that much about all of what he was talking about. Overall some interesting ideas but in the end dismaying and depressing rather than helpful and enlightening.

vampirefwoodstock's review against another edition

5.0

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