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mpapomeroy's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
4.75
drusmilford's review against another edition
4.0
Fascinating and at the same time frightening to think of happening.
gabsdiore's review against another edition
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medium-paced
3.75
eliselerario's review against another edition
challenging
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funny
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5.0
A must-read for people in the medical field and people affected by the medical field (everyone)
kimberlyd's review against another edition
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5.0
lisakerd's review against another edition
5.0
Highly, highly recommended this eloquently narrated memoir to anyone intrigued by psychology, neurology, and the medical sciences. The story reads almost like a mystery novel - attempting to unravel the cause of Cahalan's symptoms. The introspection derived from the story, as to the implications of an upset brain, are sobering.
bibliobrandie's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book and was 150 pages into it in no time. Susannah does a great job of taking the reader inside her month of madness and has obviously done her journalistic duties into researching the medical and scientific parts. There were times in the middle that dragged on a bit, maybe too much "will I ever be the same person?" But she ties it all up nicely in the end. We are discussing the book this week at the library's book club and I am interested to see how everyone else liked it.
lorabishop's review against another edition
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4.5
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.