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Summary: Superb masterpiece
Review: Reading this book was the most pleasurable experience for me - I could NOT put it down and it was easily the best piece of work i have ever read. Susanna Kaysen's direct approach to writing is undeniably fascinating and i was glued to each page. It was laugh-out-loud funny and it romances the craziness in all of us.
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Summary: Well representative essay
Review: The book was well written and the non-sequential direction of the story was interesting. The first person point of view allows the reader more insight into the personality disorder of Susanna Kaysen. I enjoyed this book, and found myself longing for more.
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Summary: Startling honest, incredibly fast, the perfect read
Review: When I first picked up this book, I thought I wouldn't like it at all. But I sat down on one rainy day and I picked it up off the shelf and thought I'd give it a try! It was one of the greatest things that require reading that I ever did. This book is amazing! It's honest, yet comic in one of those strange ways. You find yourself seeing all the people and understanding that they never wanted to end up there in the first place. I found myself liking Lisa for her strength even though her character was tough and sometimes foul with language. I found I liked the girl who set herself on fire because even though something terrible had come upon her, she still found a reason to love life. I finished it in one sitting, within three hours which is one of the quikest I have ever read a book. Ever chapter was brilliant, every page held magic, and I thought it was wonderful! I recommend it to every girl whose ever felt out of place in the world!
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Summary: For Anyone Curious About Depression or Psych Wards
Review: Susanna Kaysen has produced one of the masterpieces of first-person narratives of struggles with mental illness. Forget William Styron's Darkness Visible, which only takes you as far as his decision to seek treatment. Kaysen's book takes you inside the treatment process (an out-dated one, though), inside a real psych ward, and inside a brilliant but troubled mind. Not only that, but Kaysen is a writer of the first order, and while her two novels are not equal to this incredible narrative, they show that she has more than one story in her, and that she will be one of the authors to watch.If you have ever struggled with depression, either in yourself or in someone close to you, or if you want to know what a psychiatric hospitalization is like, read this book. While the specifics of treatment have changed somewhat, the fundamentals of Kaysen's account of her two year hospitalization are as true now as they were then. It is one of those books that is really dangerous - it just might change you.
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Summary: rich brat goes to psych ward
Review: winona ryder is the perfect person to play this role. she's obnoxious, full of herself and oh so precious. this book and I'm guessing the movie are a slap in the face to people with real mental problems.
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Summary: Beautiful, Real, and Honest
Review: Personally, this was the book that I waited for all of my life. I was sent the Book On Tape from a family member and I could not press stop on the tape deck. I had to buy the book and read the whole story. Susanna Kaysen is such a real person, and she gives you an in-depth look into her mind and the mind of the other women. Each characted is loveable and has either a hilarious or troubling story to tell, anad Kaysen tells them wonderfully. I think everyone who reads this book can identify with a part of Kaysen. Two thumbs way up!
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Summary: Honest, balanced view of mental illness
Review: I read this book five years ago when it came out, and just re-read it again. Even if it takes a sure to be mediocre Winona Ryder movie to bring it to the forefront of public thought, so be it...because this a wonderful, engrossing book. I have a history of manic depression in my family, and what I think I love most about this book is that is addresses that fine line between the "sane" and the "insane". I love when she poses the question...is insanity when you "drop the act?". There is such truth to that statement. I appreciate the honesty and simplicity of this book, the way a short observation of a relatively minor event (such as the comical description of a trip to the local ice cream parlor) can speak volumes as to the "day in the life" of these young girls. Each character is fleshed out in such a poignant, funny way...I felt like I literally was a part of their lives. And I beleive that Susanna's conclusions about whether she truly belonged there are balanced...she leaves it to the reader to make their own judgement. This is an intelligent, touching story and I highly recommend it.
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Summary: teenage angst
Review: OH MY GOD! Girl, Interrupted is the best book I have read this decade. The story is engaging and the characters are so real you feel like you are with them in the hospital. I found that I identifed most with Susanna, who wasn't really insane but had a tendency to doubt herself and be a little paranoid which is sometimes misconstrued as insanity when you are young. I was her at 18. I think every girl can find a piece of herself in Susanna. Anyone who has ever felt trapped MUST read this book. I was trapped as an "awkward girl"(too tall, too full features, which are now all the rage). Susanna's struggle made me sad because she had to go through hell to become the person she is. It made me grateful because being called awkward is not as bad as being deemed insane and it made me happy because Susanna became a friend who understands me better than I understand myself. All I can say is thank you to Susanna Kaysen for saying what myself and probably every teenage girl feels about herself and her world. I wish I read this book when I was 18; it makes me a little sad I missed just excellent insight when I needed it most. I will pass this book on to as many people as I can. The world needs more books like this.
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Summary: Wonderful book!
Review: I LOVED this book. While it did not have the technical explanations I was expecting, I found the emotional view to be even better. I feel that I got more insight into having mental illness by this book than I could have gotten by reading textbook definitions. Kaysen's insights into borderline personality disorder and several other diseases truly gave mental illness a face. I feel that this is a book that anyone should read if they are looking for an emotional rather than factual view of people with mental illnesses.
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Summary: un-interrupted
Review: When I first read this book, a few years back, I was amazed at how engrossing Susanna Kaysen's story was. Unable to put it down, I read it everywhere I went; in bed, at the park, while eating and even at work. Never have I read a novel, and a memoir at that, where I have truly felt I was part of the action and yet an onlooker like everyone else in the institution. I've recommended this book to everyone I know and have even boughten it as X-mas presents for a few. This is a novel that should be read by anyone who has been through a situation where they felt they don't belong or they weren't 'good enough'. And I think that's pretty much most of us...
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