bethsreading's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
While I did enjoy this book, I felt all the way through that I wanted more. The book is definitely more of a biography about John Barker than about premonitions themselves. Also the book itself felt disjointed and seemed to veer on tangents that while interesting, took away focus from the main topic. I found it all fascinating (though some biography parts went on a little long for my tastes) and I enjoyed the philosophy and psychology elements that questioned the boundaries of thought and time. However, I was sadly left wanting. I wanted more about the premonitions themselves, more examples of them, more about their historical and social significance. Worth a read, but I would go in with different expectations than the blurb offers you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Fire/Fire injury
lfmp's review against another edition
dark
informative
sad
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Ableism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Death, and Child death
Minor: Transphobia
Discusses aversion “therapy”linguaphile412's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, Child death, Medical trauma, Death, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury
breezer's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.0
More of a biography about John Barker than about the Bureau. Felt a bit like wrong marketing
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Death
kirstym25's review
dark
informative
tense
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Forced institutionalization
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