_izzyreeves02_'s review
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
kubamsckr's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ellamai's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
suzeclark's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
fancypotato1995's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Suicide attempt
rosied's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
phoebe20's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
raven_morgan's review
4.0
Haunting, and pretty damn confronting about the treatment of psychiatric disorders in the 1960s.
unmorganized's review
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
paulataua's review
4.0
Any book that doesn’t see psychosis as a chemical imbalance or an incomprehensible madness that can only be kept under control with high doses of spirit destroying drugs is to be supported. ‘Rose Garden’, dealing with the illness, hospitalization, and ‘cure’ of a young girl seen through the eyes of the patient herself, is one such book. For that reason I support it. I read it in my teens and it had a profound effect on me. This time I was less enthusiastic. I have misgivings, both about the inferred causes and the lauded ‘treatment’, but still think it is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in this area.