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I found this quite a distressing book to read, both in its depiction of the anguish of mental illness and in the inhumane and cruel treatment metered out by the staff in the institutions depicted. The fact that this is a autobiographical novel makes it even harder to read. There is some lightness in the empathetic and occasionally humorous depiction of other patients. However, I can't deny that I found this a fairly depressing, albeit wonderfully written, book and I am glad to move on to somethi
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This semi-autobiographical look into NZ mental institutions moved between artful inner monologues and straightforward descriptions of patient abuses. Character vignettes of patients took the focus from the narrator's experiences and dissipated some of the dread.
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May 05, 2012
Julie
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Karen Michele Burns
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Jennifer
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