A review by vnessc
January First: A Child's Descent Into Madness and Her Father's Struggle to Save Her by Michael Schofield

3.0

I really wanted to like this book, the story of Jani’s schizophrenia is heartbreaking and fascinating...however I kept waiting for that moment where Michael realizes how unfair he’s been to everyone around him and it never comes. Almost every medical professional is put down or insulted or called an idiot. In his description of Susan and Bodhi you would think he was an acquaintance, not a husband and father. Every time he explained something to Jani it seemed like he was just showing off his own intelligence. The story I’ll remember, Michael’s perspective of it I’ll try to forget.