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theboldbookworm's review
3.0
I was expecting this book to be about the Morlok quadruplets and their lives. It was that, but there was a lot about the history of schizophrenia, racism, and other things that didn't really fit. The part about Satanic Panic was an odd thing to include. The parts about the sisters were interesting and I wish the book had focused on them. It was difficult to read at times as it was rather boring. This is a decent book, but I wish more of the focus had just been on the sisters and their family.
morganrondo's review
2.0
I wish it had focused more on the four women. It went on long, only semi-related tangents, for example about the history of psychology. This could have been relevant if shorter.
On the other hand, I disliked the "liberty taken" to narrative their feelings and thoughts.
On the other hand, I disliked the "liberty taken" to narrative their feelings and thoughts.
debandleo's review
3.0
Very informative in a sad way. The mental illness of the quadruplets was always second to their image. One wonders how they would have been had they been raised with love.
sabrinarcb's review against another edition
challenging
informative
sad
slow-paced
3.5
The first half was a very interesting exploration of the lives and well being of the Morlok sisters but the second half sort of lost me. It explores a lot of the evolution of mental health and its social understanding/implications. Which was interesting, but not really what I picked the book up for.
jnconlan's review
dark
slow-paced
4.0
So darkly surprising. I learned a lot and it made me want to talk about with everyone - so many different threads. I did start to feel a bit lost in the second half - I guess I was more interested in hearing about the girls as kids though the real world implications of the flaws in our mental health system and religious undertones were certainly fascinating and heavy.
lynndeeslibrary's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
3.0
I found this book interesting but not memorable. I would comp it to "Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of An American Family".
mkaybaker07's review against another edition
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
3.75
I really enjoyed this until I was approximately 80% through and then she got really into a lot of deep psychology theory and history, and she lost me. I don't know if it was the style of writing, or if it could've used another edit, or if she didn't understand what she was writing and was pulling from her research, but it was honestly a struggle. All of the chapters directly relating to the Quadruplets and their family were great, though.