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jula_09's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
geerbeer's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
fast-paced
1.0
Just not my cup of tea. I already knew all of this, because of American Horror Story Asylum, which I would recommend to anyone who can handle scary/eerie things 🤷🏻♀️😊
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Torture, Classism, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Chronic illness, and Confinement
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
angus_mckeogh's review against another edition
2.0
More of an indictment of women’s rights at the time as opposed to a treatise on mental health. Investigative reporting about working conditions, the housing and treatment of the insane, and being a servant in society. Informative but sparse and not terribly gripping. Just marginal as a read, possibly more important as an historical document.
aylachisholm's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
jadziaaudrey's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse
cr4nkyp4nts's review against another edition
5.0
Short but engaging and interesting. And sad. Glad I finally got around to reading it.
ageekybibliophile's review against another edition
4.0
A great eye opening book about the histories and care of mental institutions. This book both entertained me and terrified me as I knew reading this it was true life and had happened to these people. These poor people who may never again have saw the light of day for simple things that now a day's most people do and take for granted. I would highly recommend this book.