It feels like it wants to come at the story of this family from a true crime angle. 

 The book tells the events of a family that had a lot to do with the origins of gene research on schizophrenia. The book spent a lot of time talking about the matriarch of the family (Mimi G)'s absolutely denial and glossing over of horrors around  her children. They were both victims and perpetrators.

They did have lots of access to health care. Most of it unsuccessful for their specific needs, but there were people advocating to find the "cure" around them.

Not as much of the book focused on research and medical discoveries from their familial health, it was very focused on the mistreatment of and by the sons and the burden it had on the daughters of this family to carry their needs. I'm assuming a lot of the more viscerally bad details are whitewashed.

It was an alright read about what can be a deep and fascinating subject.