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A review by sagireadinglist
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker
4.25
Schizophrenia is still by and large a stigmatized mental illness. I don't know much about the illness myself, so I ended up learning a lot while reading this book. One of the things I appreciated is that Kolker never demonizes anyone in the Galvin family and doesn't pin the blame on anyone. Kolker gave the story of the Galvin family nuance and much-needed context so we can understand and interpret what happened and what went wrong for ourselves. Because in truth, it's never easy to point out a clear reason for why mental illness manifests in a person, let alone 6 out of 12 children.
Also, this book is surprisingly easy to read for such a complex subject, so even if you don't know much about psychology, you can still pick up this book without getting lost.
Also, this book is surprisingly easy to read for such a complex subject, so even if you don't know much about psychology, you can still pick up this book without getting lost.