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mrsdryoder's review against another edition
5.0
Great book - written by a psychiatrist and her schizophrenic twin sister.
saltysnails's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
wholewheatwhale's review against another edition
4.0
A frank and intimate look at the impact of mental illness
ebigeylwells's review against another edition
this audiobook was incredibly hard to sit through, as the narrators often relayed in painstaking detail all the ways in which being fat was their deepest fear. in many sections, if not in its entirety, this book reminded me that people, by & large, would rather be deemed psychotic & hospitalized than be seen as fat. carolyn, a psychiatrist herself, reiterates this when she is more so disgusted by her twin’s weight gain than she is proud pamela’s auditory hallucinations have subsided. i’m very disappointed in the avenues this book ventured down, although i empathize with the challenging lives both women endured. however, according to them, it seems my life as a fat person is probably harder
kaywhiteley's review against another edition
4.0
CWs: mistreatment of mental health patients, child abuse, graphic self harm, anorexia, suicide attempt and ideation, depression, abortion mention, suicide, vomiting, Borderline Personality Disorder
lifeinpoetry's review against another edition
1.0
Gross fatphobia with the psychiatrist sister outright stating that going off meds and going mad is better than being fat. The schizophrenic sister ends up parroting this after repeated references to her weight gain and supposed "concern" from her sister. She goes off meds and ends up being taken to the hospital by cops. It's just seen as normal to value being thin over being sane.
acyzner13's review against another edition
4.0
Read this book for my psychopathology class, and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Really gives you insight into the hardships that accompany schizophrenia for both the person who has it and their family. Beautifully written, concise when needed to emphasize the emotion, and the voices were quite distinct.
whilereading's review against another edition
4.0
Biographies and memoir are hard to rate because it’s a story that really happened in their lives. Mental Illness is something that we take advantage of. We need to be aware that this things are really happening around us and should make ourselves available to help. Overall, the story is true and sometimes the feeling of helplessness and frustration when someone dear to you is suffering from mental illness. But with more research coming out now and therapies available, will be able to detect early the sign & symptoms.