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The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear by Kate Moore
14 reviews
nerdglasses08's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Religious bigotry
Minor: Death, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
charlotte_trimmer's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism
lpdx's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
Minor: Torture, Blood, Excrement, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
aiyam's review against another edition
5.0
The book goes in-depth from the beginning of her first confinement to the end of her life, with all of her accomplishments as a free woman. I found the outsider's point of view interesting. Knowing what the doctor was writing in his files, what her friends were advocating for, and what her husband was doing back home was fascinating, especially as Packard herself didn't know any of it. That decision from the author really highlighted for me just how isolated and in the dark Packard was kept.
Packard's story is one of injustice and anger, and I felt every emotion with her while reading this. If you call yourself a mental health advocate or a feminist then this story is an absolute must-read.
Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Violence, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Abandonment