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jbabiarz's review against another edition
3.0
A topic I know very little about, was very interesting to read this women's account of spiraling into a compromised mental state. Good mix of personal narrative with more official medical detils.
ultimatekate's review against another edition
4.0
Quick but thorough, this book chronicles one woman's descent into seeming madness. It's scary (how close she came to death, how rapidly she deteriorated) and illuminating (how easily this is misdiagnosed and how many people are affected).
leggup's review against another edition
2.0
Interesting plot (a sudden madness!) but terrible writing. She really should have used a ghost writer or third party author. I wanted to shout, "Show, don't tell!" The whole time. Even the pieces that were clearly taken from interviews are flat and boring. "X happened and my dad was scared. Also my mom was scared. Also my boyfriend was scared." The writing quality isn't even decent. Adjectives and adverbs are abused, subjects and verbs are in disagreement, and all of the dialogue seems rehearsed and useless. She very clearly tries to force several "The real turning point..." moments, which is a really lazy way to indicate a turning point. Show me! Don't tell me, "And here is the turning point!"
I think she was too close to the subject matter (obviously).
I think she was too close to the subject matter (obviously).
thepetitepunk's review against another edition
A childhood friend’s mom recommended this to me when I was in middle school, so it was interesting to read it over a decade later—but I’m sure I still would have found this interesting at 13. I watched the movie a few days ago (which apparently people didn’t like, or at least that’s what my 20 seconds of reading Letterboxd reviews told me) and thought it was finally time to read the book.
Definitely an engaging story and even if you aren’t the biggest nonfiction fan, this memoir is an informative, easy read that is written almost like a novel.
✧ ✧ ✧
≪reading 31 books for 31 days of may, 2024≫
Definitely an engaging story and even if you aren’t the biggest nonfiction fan, this memoir is an informative, easy read that is written almost like a novel.
✧ ✧ ✧
≪reading 31 books for 31 days of may, 2024≫
╰┈➤ 1. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4999440751">nightbitch by rachel yoder</a>
╰┈➤ 2. brain on fire: my month of madness by susannah cahalan
╰┈➤ 2. brain on fire: my month of madness by susannah cahalan
lermonysnickers's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
5.0
pindsvin's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
4.0
lindsayaunderwood's review against another edition
4.0
This books is fascinating and terrifying all rolled into one. A seemingly normal 20-something woman starts losing her mind after suffering from a mystery disease. Loved hearing about the diagnosis process.