Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan

Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness

Susannah Cahalan

250 pages first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction health memoir psychology emotional informative medium-paced

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An award-winning memoir and instant New York Times bestseller that goes far beyond its riveting medical mystery, Brain on Fire is the powerful account of one woman's struggle to recapture her identity. When twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan wo...

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Moods

informative 86%
emotional 75%
inspiring 47%
reflective 36%
challenging 28%
dark 28%
hopeful 28%
tense 25%
sad 24%
mysterious 20%
funny 2%
adventurous 1%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 42%
slow 7%

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4.09

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