jenni8fer's review against another edition
5.0
This was a truly fascinating read! The story that stays with me most since I read it in 2011 (2 years ago now) is the case study of the cocaine-addicted ballerina and her dangerous paranoid, romantic obsession she had with the male waiter in the restaurant where she worked as a hostess. Very creepy!
thebookreadingcow's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
5.0
This is probably one of the best books I ever read. The way that the author wrote the stories of those who were and are suffering from paranoia was great. When reading from the patient's point of view, you felt like you were really there. I also appreciated how when needed to give the details of violent events, the author gave enough information to let the reader know what happened without being gory and over-explaining what happened.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence
theboldbookworm's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this was an interesting book. It's interesting what people will end up thinking, seeing, and believing when in a paranoid state. The cases in this book are about drug induces paranoia, so if you're looking for paranoia cases that aren't drug related, look elsewhere.
perri's review
3.0
The case histories were interesting but Siegel's attempt to enter his subjects' experiences didn't work well
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