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A review by aedod
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker
dark
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
5.0
This book is TOUGH. It being nonfiction, the topics that it deals with had me putting it down at times. That being said, it’s an incredible book, and I deeply admire its authors for going through with its publication.
Inside a family of schizophrenics, we are heartwrenchingly induced into a saga of every other child, slowly, breaking. Written by the youngest two of the 10 children, it makes you confront the reality of “what if I’m next” while deeply feeling empathy, fear, sadness for the siblings it does hit. The contributions to the field of nature vs nurture of the disease and understanding schizophrenia are the only silver linings of a true tragedy.
Inside a family of schizophrenics, we are heartwrenchingly induced into a saga of every other child, slowly, breaking. Written by the youngest two of the 10 children, it makes you confront the reality of “what if I’m next” while deeply feeling empathy, fear, sadness for the siblings it does hit. The contributions to the field of nature vs nurture of the disease and understanding schizophrenia are the only silver linings of a true tragedy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, and Murder