Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

Susannah Cahalan

288 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction health memoir psychology emotional informative medium-paced

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An award-winning memoir and instant New York Times bestseller that goes far beyond its riveting medical mystery, Brain on Fire is the powerful account of one woman's struggle to recapture her identity. When twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan wo...

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informative 84%
emotional 74%
inspiring 49%
reflective 36%
hopeful 30%
dark 28%
challenging 27%
tense 25%
sad 23%
mysterious 20%
adventurous 2%
funny 2%

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fast 41%
slow 7%

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