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emsbookworld's review against another edition
2.0
This book is all about the backbone of Broadmoor, rather than its patients, but having gone into this book knowing little about either, I was interested to educate myself more.
Overall, it is a badly written book. The writing is basic, but it is well structured, with each chapter going into detail regarding different themes within the hospital. It was a quick read as it wasn’t a massively detailed book, but it did what it was meant to do, and I did learn a lot about this institute.
I gave it 2.5 stars though as I flew through it and I learnt a lot of information of which I didn’t know before. It was an interesting read and I would be very tempted to go and watch documentaries on it now!
Overall, it is a badly written book. The writing is basic, but it is well structured, with each chapter going into detail regarding different themes within the hospital. It was a quick read as it wasn’t a massively detailed book, but it did what it was meant to do, and I did learn a lot about this institute.
I gave it 2.5 stars though as I flew through it and I learnt a lot of information of which I didn’t know before. It was an interesting read and I would be very tempted to go and watch documentaries on it now!
amaisy's review against another edition
3.0
Content was great, however could have been edited better. Sometimes the order of the paragraphs didn't make sense. However, insightful and informative.
nikkideeley's review against another edition
2.0
This book had a couple of interesting details about Broadmoor, however I struggled to get through the book due to the poor writing. Firstly, I felt the book was a little mis-sold as it is more about the hospital itself opposed to the individuals houses there (‘up close and personal with Britain’s most dangerous criminals’ is inaccurate). Secondly, the book was repetitive, incoherent in parts with poor writing and editing. At multiple points the same sentence was repeated with slightly different wording (think: trying to get a word count up on an assignment you don’t care for!). Thirdly, the amount of times mental illness was referred to as being “mad” did not sit right with me at all.
Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this book, I’m sure there’s more informative books out there.
Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this book, I’m sure there’s more informative books out there.
liinaps's review against another edition
2.0
Not a book, instead a behind the scenes for a TV show
This was disappointing. Rather than tell the story of Broadmoor, it tells the story of the people telling the story of Broadmoor, which is exactly as convoluted as it sounds.
The authors have made a strange choice to not write a book, but instead give a behind the scenes overview of the research they did for a TV show. Sentences frequently start with: "When Jonathan was visiting for the show, he met Matt". It's an odd stylistic choice as it constantly pulls you out of the story to draw attention to the people telling it. This may also explain the weird structure of the book - it may closely follow the TV show, but as I haven't seen it, I wouldn't be able to confirm.
Finally, it really should have spent some more time with a copyeditor. There's typos, repetitions, people being introduced twice on the same page, etc.
This was disappointing. Rather than tell the story of Broadmoor, it tells the story of the people telling the story of Broadmoor, which is exactly as convoluted as it sounds.
The authors have made a strange choice to not write a book, but instead give a behind the scenes overview of the research they did for a TV show. Sentences frequently start with: "When Jonathan was visiting for the show, he met Matt". It's an odd stylistic choice as it constantly pulls you out of the story to draw attention to the people telling it. This may also explain the weird structure of the book - it may closely follow the TV show, but as I haven't seen it, I wouldn't be able to confirm.
Finally, it really should have spent some more time with a copyeditor. There's typos, repetitions, people being introduced twice on the same page, etc.
jadedoodes's review
4.0
We’ve all heard about Broadmoor, usually via the press so it was really interesting to read a book about what it’s really like. Many staff, experts and patients have been quoted and interviewed for the book.
bibliobeth's review
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
I hadn't seen any reviews for this book before starting it, but decided to have a little nosy at some after I'd finished. I was quite surprised, as so many of them were saying that it was poorly-written, had bad grammar etc. I didn't feel that at all when reading, which is probably because I listened to it on audibook. So I guess if you're interested, I'd recommend listening to it rather than reading.
I thought it was really interesting, and heard a few things about Broadmoor that I'd not come across before.