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Summary: Creative look at depression....
Review: This book is amazing...not at all open ans shut, black and white, but, rather, an incredibley unique portrayal of a woman's journey through depression.
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Summary: you must read this book!!
Review: Girl Interrupted is one of the best books i've ever read. I read it in one night because I could not put it down. At some points very sad and at others extremely funny. I recommend it to everyone.
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Summary: Great Book, a tad confusing
Review: I LOVED this book, but I found some words and depictions very confusing, and how the stories jumped around. But well written, very easy to read, with some exceptions, and thought provoking!
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Summary: Confusing, but brilliant insight into the life of a patient.
Review: I found the way the book was set out was vey confusing, but apart from that very insightful. The novel has raised many questions on what makes a person normal and what doesnt, and on how the hospital was run. I found the lack of privacy very hard to believe. I personaly don't think I could live with 5 min checks. Good work Susanna Kaysen for bringing this to our attention.
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Summary: Pros and Cons
Review: I was mesmerized by Kaysen's raw depictions of her fellow patients, the hospital staff, and the various doctors that composed her world during those two years at McLean. Kaysen did a wonderful job infusing characters like Daisy, Lisa, and Lisa Cody with clear, distinct voices, and these voices will haunt me for quite a while.However, I was rather disappointed by Kaysen's tendency to get preachy at times. I felt that the sections she devoted entirely to expounding about her notions of madness and sanity were unnecessary and distracting. She should have let her wonderful narrative speak for itself. On the whole, though, Girl, Interrupted is one of the finest memoirs I've ever read. It harkens back to Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar, written years ago by another tortured young soul, for whom things did not turn out so well. SIDE NOTE: As mentioned in a previous post, a film version of Girl, Interrupted is currently shooting in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is written and directed by James Mangold (Cop Land; Heavy) and stars Winona Ryder (Susanna Kaysen), Angelina Jolie (Lisa), Whoopi Goldberg (Nurse Valerie), and Vanessa Redgrave (Head psychiatrist). Look for an October 1999 release.
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Summary: Couldn't put it down!
Review: I had to read this book for a Confessional Literature class and was a little apprehensive about the unusual writing style. However, once I was a few chapters into it, I could not put it down, and actually re-read it before our week of discussing it in class was over. As readers, we come to know Kaysen's character so deeply and honestly. She shares with us her innermost secrets and most profound thoughts on life and her mental illness, while at the same time making a striking social commentary which challenges conformity and the boundaries between "normal" and "deviant." This book functions at so mant levels--I find some new symbol or theme every time I read it. Truly captivating!!!
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Summary: thought provoking
Review: what a wonderful book. Anyone going into the mental health field should read this book. I read this in one night. A great read.
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Summary: Wow!
Review: This is a really cool book. It was recommended to me by a friend and I have nothing bad to say about it. I think my favorite character, besides Susanna, was Daisy. Strange...none of them seemed THAT crazy. It makes you wonder sometimes...are they crazy, or is it us?
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Summary: Found a piece of myself
Review: I usually don't read fiction but Columbia pictures is in our town to make this book into a movie starring Winona Rider so I decided to read it. I volunteered to help them find some locations for the film and thought I'd have a better idea of what they might be looking for if I read the book. It will be interesting to see how the movie will expand on the author's narrative. Some of the author's description of her mental processes hit home. Several times I found myself thinking "I thought about that" or "I reacted that way at one time or another". My nineteen year old daughter read this book while in Middle School on the recommendation of a friend of her's who was/is anorexic. It is frightening to think that many of our young people might possibilty find understanding in the author's experience. But then there is hope. I highly recommend this book to parents of teenagers especially. It is fairly easy reading. I couldn't put it down.
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Summary: A wOrLd-ShAkInG BoOk...
Review: This book rocks my little mad WORLD! an absoulute must for all women as well as human's who feel a since of claoustophia (sp) in their everyday lives...
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