Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker

159 reviews

ak_johnson22's review against another edition

hopeful informative tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

aedod's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

5.0

This book is TOUGH. It being nonfiction, the topics that it deals with had me putting it down at times. That being said, it’s an incredible book, and I deeply admire its authors for going through with its publication. 

Inside a family of schizophrenics, we are heartwrenchingly induced into a saga of every other child, slowly, breaking. Written by the youngest two of the 10 children, it makes you confront the reality of “what if I’m next” while deeply feeling empathy, fear, sadness for the siblings it does hit. The contributions to the field of nature vs nurture of the disease and understanding schizophrenia are the only silver linings of a true tragedy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, and Murder

alexijai98's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

The narrator of the audiobook was fantastic. I’d love to read this same book from the lens of societal attitudes toward schizophrenia and mental illness in general.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Rape, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

mele92's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Drug abuse, Murder, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

au_conn1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Mental illness

Moderate: Rape, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Domestic abuse

thisisntfarmlife's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Violence, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Incest, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

dale1997's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

chloe_green090's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Rape

Minor: Addiction

friskreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

3.75

An interesting exploration of mental health and schizophrenia treatment, research and lived experience over 60 years told through a family living with its impacts. For me, it could have done with a little more editing, but a worthwhile read nonetheless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child abuse and Murder

amberjackonski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt