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librarymouse 's review for:
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
by Robert Kolker
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
This was really interesting, though I often had trouble keeping track of the brothers because there was so many of them. I believe I've seen Margaret Galvin Johnson's art before, which I wasn't expecting when I started reading the book. Some of the research being done seems to be almost a positive spin on previous methods that had been used by the eugenics movement. This is very interesting take on reflecting on both the impact of mental illness and its treatments, and the human side of living through and coming out on the other side of trauma.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder