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audreysimone's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
5.0
Enlightening
nataliejwong's review against another edition
5.0
I could not put this book down! The honesty and rawness in Saks' accounts of her psychosis drew me in and gave me insight to a struggle that I will never fully be able to understand myself. Saks has been through so many ups and downs, abuse, trauma, confusion, illness... just to name a few. It is inspiring and truly profound how she has navigated and 'overcome'. The self realizations she has along her journey are intriguing and vulnerable. I would highly recommend this book.
twincentaurs's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
kirstenrose22's review against another edition
4.0
Saks just won a MacArthur genius grant, and the description of her was so intriguing that I tracked down her book. This is a lucid well-written memoir of her life as a schizophrenic, and was absolutely fascinating. She somehow fights past (through?) her demons enough to become a law professor. I often find that memoirs falter in the last half (or last third, depending), but this book remains strong right up to the end. Riveting.
dee_readz's review against another edition
5.0
I'm pretty positive this will be my favourite book of 2020. I typically shy away from non-fiction but I truly think everyone should read this book. At the very least, it I think it will forever change the way you look at those with complex disorders like schizophrenia. It made me re-evaluate so many misconceptions about mental illness that I didn't even realize I had. I personally loved her writing style and the way the book way laid out. Please do yourself a favour and read this book!
serenierosie's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Eating disorder