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Girls and Their Monsters: The Genain Quadruplets and the Making of Madness in America by Audrey Clare Farley
3 reviews
mesy_mark's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
sad
3.0
The monster the four quads had was more than just a shared dx of schizophrenia, which manifested differently in each of the four. The monster was their parents, one who wanted them identical in everything including schooling so if one failed a year, they all repeated the year. A father whose mental/emotional abuse and controlling behavior made the four only have each other instead of including a framework of outside support, to each of the men who sexually assaulted the quad who unfortunately all experienced it in various amounts and times. The madness of the 50s where nothing is spoken of, racism is high, and domination over women is peeked as well the quad had many environmental factors to trigger mental illness. The doctors who studied them only cared about the biological reasoning for the four. And maybe since that was all that cared also limited some of the quads from living a fulfilling life.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
elude's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
4.5
Content Warnings
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
haleybre's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
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
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