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silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness
Minor: Child death
shea_proulx's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, and Emotional abuse
avisreadsandreads's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Bullying, Confinement, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Sexual harassment, Torture, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexism
Minor: Death
scottnap's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
zamyatins_fears's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Gaslighting, Abandonment, Bullying, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Classism, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual violence
Written in WW1 originally for the papers, so the abuses mentioned are stated factually, but without graphic descriptions.pouringthemilk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Torture, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Classism, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, and Confinement
eerie_iri's review
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gaslighting, and Dementia
Minor: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Racism, Self harm, and Slavery
howlinglibraries's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
Ten Days in a Mad-House follows Nellie's secret integration into a mental health hospital (though I'm not sure if "hospital" is the right term here, given that it implies some sort of actual care) in order to expose the terrible living conditions of the women therein. She tells not only of abusive staff and horrible treatment practices, but she also dwells a lot on how many women who were trapped there seemed to not need any sort of medical intervention in the first place. (On one hand, I think the added attention to how "sane" some of these women were discounted the fact that nobody, regardless of their mental state, deserved these treatments; on the other hand, Nellie's extra details here may very well have helped everyone across the board, as I can unfortunately very easily imagine a jury being more stricken with empathy for some patients than others.)
All in all, there's probably a bit to be said about Nellie's motives and the ethics behind how she carried out her research, but it's important to note that she made a big impact on the treatment of patients and blew the cover off of a massively disgusting practice (which would continue to be terrible for many decades to come, regardless, but I have to think it was somehow improved by Nellie's works). I appreciate the fact that the creators responsible for adapting this work even mentioned in the afterword how important it is to consider both the intent and impact here.
And finally, speaking of the book as an adaptation itself, while I haven't read the source material, I found the graphic novel to stand on its own incredibly well. The art was well-done, the dialogue and story were easy to follow, and I found it overall very informative and enjoyable (albeit emotionally difficult). I highly recommend it, whether you're new to Ten Days in a Mad-House or looking to experience it again in a new, fresh way.
Graphic: Ableism, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Bullying, Confinement, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Death
ecca's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Dementia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, and Violence