A review by lauryngreen
Girl, Interrupted, by Susanna Kaysen
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
I really enjoyed this after picking it up from a charity shop on a whim. I won’t lie, I struggled to read some of the teensy writing in the photocopied hospital notes, but I did find it really fascinating - if that’s even the right word. A lot of what Kaysen talks about, about why sane people fear ill people because everyone has the capacity for insanity, was so true. Very much enjoyed.
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Eating disorder, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts