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A review by anima_vestaa
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Interesting points raised on mental health, reality, psychosis and everything in between. A compelling critique of psychiatric procedures, stigma as well as overall system. Personally, I feel like the text lacks a cohesive story to tie it together and turn it into a concrete novel. However, the book is not a work of fiction, but rather an assembly of memoir fragments and should be read and appreciated as such. A brave statement of personal experience and though-provoking meditation on freedom and individualism.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Violence, and Xenophobia
Almost nothing like the movie btw