Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

10 Days in a Madhouse by Nellie Bly

21 reviews

geerbeer's review against another edition

dark informative reflective fast-paced

1.0

Just not my cup of tea. I already knew all of this, because of American Horror Story Asylum, which I would recommend to anyone who can handle scary/eerie things 🤷🏻‍♀️😊

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Torture, Classism, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Chronic illness, and Confinement

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

jadziaaudrey's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

pipettesandpages's review against another edition

informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

It is always hard for me to rate books like this, but I found Nellie's investigative journalism fascinating and eye-opening for its time. While I wish she delved more into the treatment of people within the story, I know there were many constraints and difficulties surrounding this. This is a good read for those wishing to know more about the treatment of those in historic past, though be warned there is no fair treatment of these individuals. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, and Ableism

silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition

adventurous informative sad medium-paced

4.5

 I was interested to read a first hand historical account of how badly mental health issues were handled during this era, because I've seen a lot of mud flung online and in historical fiction, and wanted to see if it was all based in fact. (Spoiler, yes the conditions were as bad as you think and maybe worse. It's less clear on whether relatives intentionally landed the inmates in these conditions as a matter of course, or if it was usually through ignorance.)

 I was very pleasantly surprised by how engaging Nellie Bly's writing style was, and have added her novels to my TBR because I pretty much want to read everything she's written now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

Minor: Child death

calhudak's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, and Violence

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Bullying, Confinement, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Sexual harassment, Torture, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexism

Minor: Death

lycheeteareads's review against another edition

dark informative sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, and Misogyny

Minor: Death, Ableism, and Medical content

besotted's review

informative reflective tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Ableism, Confinement, Medical content, and Mental illness

scottnap's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

itsreirei's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

4.5

100+ years passed and nurses are still mean girls

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Torture

Moderate: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Death