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A review by eurybia
Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery by Catherine Gildiner
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
Let me start by saying I don't think this book should be compared to "Maybe you should talk to somebody" in any way. Yes, both books are about a psychologist telling you about their cases but that's honestly were the similarities end in my opinion.
While "Maybe you should talk to somebody" takes a more humorous approach, this book can be incredibly dark at times. I would definitely recommend checking out the trigger warnings ahead of time as a lot of these heroes have experienced everything under the sun.
Now about this book specifically, I think it did what it set out to do. It was a very interesting case study that explored the strength of the human mind. On numerous occasions I was deeply disturbed and deeply touched by the things this book explored.
Overall, definitely proceed with caution. However, if you are interested in psychology this is absolutely worth a read.
While "Maybe you should talk to somebody" takes a more humorous approach, this book can be incredibly dark at times. I would definitely recommend checking out the trigger warnings ahead of time as a lot of these heroes have experienced everything under the sun.
Now about this book specifically, I think it did what it set out to do. It was a very interesting case study that explored the strength of the human mind. On numerous occasions I was deeply disturbed and deeply touched by the things this book explored.
Overall, definitely proceed with caution. However, if you are interested in psychology this is absolutely worth a read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Suicide attempt