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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
Such a fascinating and well written non fiction. I liked the focus on each sibling individually and the research done on their family. I’d recommend to people trying to get into nonfiction.
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fast-paced
This was a truly fascinating read! The author spent countless hours speaking with all living members of the Galvin family, and it’s evident in the way he tells their stories. I appreciated the way the family history is interwoven with history of how schizophrenia has been treated throughout time. I will say, it gets quite technical at times. I am a therapist and there were times my eyes glazed over a bit. I highly recommend this book for mental health professionals and people who enjoy a good biography.
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medium-paced
Equally fascinating and heavy. I wanted to binge this book, while at the same time I needed to take some breaks.
Fascinating and heartbreaking. I couldn’t put it down for the first half, but then it just got exhausting and the second half was harder to finish.
I listened to this non-fiction family saga via audiobook after seeing it getting high reviews. I was also very surprised when I read the synopsis to hear that the parents' names matched my own, and the eldest son was my oldest brother's name as well! It was jarring to hear the names of my family members within this story.
As for the book itself, I learned quite a lot about schizophrenia and the history of it's diagnosis, treatment, and basic understanding of the science behind it. This is truly a fascinating story to process. I just wish I enjoyed non-fiction reading/listening more!
As for the book itself, I learned quite a lot about schizophrenia and the history of it's diagnosis, treatment, and basic understanding of the science behind it. This is truly a fascinating story to process. I just wish I enjoyed non-fiction reading/listening more!
3.5 stars
I think the premise of this book is really interesting covering the family of 12 which was so important in the research of schizophrenia. I think it was ultimately interesting to see the dynamics of such a family and the way it devastated them. However, because it was written so late a lot of the family members involved were dead by the time the author was interviewing, there were pretty clear gaps in the story or heavier emphasis on certain individuals' storylines. Which is fine, but it became more about personal resentments and the burden of caregiving (which is a valid angle to take but doesn't seem like the one the author really wanted to take).
I think the premise of this book is really interesting covering the family of 12 which was so important in the research of schizophrenia. I think it was ultimately interesting to see the dynamics of such a family and the way it devastated them. However, because it was written so late a lot of the family members involved were dead by the time the author was interviewing, there were pretty clear gaps in the story or heavier emphasis on certain individuals' storylines. Which is fine, but it became more about personal resentments and the burden of caregiving (which is a valid angle to take but doesn't seem like the one the author really wanted to take).