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angelfireeast24's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
2.5
The principal story at the core of this book is interesting BUT the writer goes off topic at so many different points I lost the thread of what this book was about Especially when the arthor started to detail other inmates & lives of guards of Broadmoor. While the tales where interesting I started to wonder who the book was about and why these stories weren't in a separate about book about Broadmoor. Same goes for the wartime stories & more that went far beyond Robert & general context. This book could use a strong editor because there is a interesting tale of a life of a boy who grew into a interesting man. I learned more in the final chapter with greater emotion in a quick summation the arthor made then 10 chapters of time wasting. It's such a shame
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
erinjulia's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Extremely well researched. I enjoyed the section on broadmoor. It was slow in some sections
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Violence, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Suicide