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Girls and Their Monsters: The Genain Quadruplets and the Making of Madness in America by Audrey Clare Farley
9 reviews
mesy_mark's review against another edition
3.0
There is a talk of the times in the 50s highlighting racism which is a good context for the time but seems misplaced in the book due to the skin color of the studied quad. A history of psychiatry and the dominance to prove bio factors is appropriate. I liked how each quad SZ was discussed in terms of being different from each other showing that even in identicals, the presentation of SZ is still different from person to person in what I believe is a biological predisposition being triggered by environmental experiences.
Overall i feel sad for the quad even if one said their lives were not tragic. A couple of the quad was able to get a little experience of normalcy. it was an interesting learning point of how psychiatry evolved.
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
nialystic's review
2.75
Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Ableism, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Incest, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Forced institutionalization
elude's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexism
Moderate: Rape, Xenophobia, and Suicide
ahanson's review
3.75
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Mental illness
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Antisemitism
Minor: Suicide attempt
haleybre's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Incest, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Sexual harassment
sleeson's review against another edition
2.75
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, Bullying, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
metricks's review
3.5
Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Violence
hannahmci's review
3.75
Graphic: Sexual assault, Incest, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
todayitsthis's review
Although I was interested in reading about the study of the origins of mental illness as well as the lives of these four women, I was tremendously disappointed by this book. The topics covered are incredibly sensitive and require careful thought and verbiage that this book lacks. This reads as much more voyeuristic than journalistic. As interesting as these women are, they deserve a more thoughtful approach than this.
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia