A review by lifeinpoetry
The Quiet Room: A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness by Lori Schiller, Amanda Bennett

2.0

Hearing from the family again and again in this co-written account of Lori Schiller's experience with schizophrenia was nauseating. At one point her parents both agree that she is better off dead. As a person who has dealt with the diagnosis personally... what self-serving bullshit, especially after their having detailed their being in denial for some time about Lori's mental health issues. It's like telling someone dealing with cancer or a long-term illness that they're better off dead because life is currently shit. When you already want to kill yourself that negative energy needs to stay far away.

The implication is that not 'triumphing' over schizophrenia = better off dead.

The fatphobia from both Lori and her family was persistent and got tiring after a while.