ririsreads_ 's review for:

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan

4.0

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This story was SO enthralling to me. I went into this memoir pretty blindly because I wanted to listen to an audiobook about mental health and this was the first one I found on Libby. Susannah's medical story was so interesting to learn about, especially because I had never heard of her condition before. The human body is very very weird. Cahalan's experience as a writer for the Post was evident in this book as it felt very chronological, which I appreciated a lot because it made it easier to keep track of all the obstacles she faced. My only qualm with this story is that some details felt very repetitive at times and I felt like I was listening to the same thing over and over again, but it was very minor in the grand scheme of things and the overall story. A very interesting read on mental health, medical information, and what it feels like to be trapped in your own brain. I think I will watch the movie that came out in 2016 now that I've read her book!

☆☆☆☆/5