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readsbyemma's review
informative
If you’re interesting in crime and psychiatric hospitals I think you’d enjoy this book.
It was only 294 pages with chapters of about 20 pages, so super easy to read.
It wasn’t full of statistics, rather the opinions and findings of the 2 Authors collected over numerous visits that occurred over years.
It covers the day to day life, history, escapes, notorious inpatients, treatments, criticisms and common misconceptions.
I really enjoyed it overall and think it’s a great insight into a world not many of us will ever be involved with.
It was only 294 pages with chapters of about 20 pages, so super easy to read.
It wasn’t full of statistics, rather the opinions and findings of the 2 Authors collected over numerous visits that occurred over years.
It covers the day to day life, history, escapes, notorious inpatients, treatments, criticisms and common misconceptions.
I really enjoyed it overall and think it’s a great insight into a world not many of us will ever be involved with.
wendohendo's review
3.0
An interesting book about the history, staff, treatment and therapies, and patients of this infamous institute. However, it needs some serious editing to remove typos, grammatical mistakes, missing words etc.
aquakerwitch's review
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Mental illness, and Torture
Moderate: Body shaming, Cannibalism, Death, Fatphobia, and Pedophilia