there were some parts of this novel that were very real and hard to read. there were other parts of this novel that were hard to read because they just bored me.

the second part was better in my opinion than the first half, and i mainly think that's because the pacing is much quicker. dr. baird's memoir was very intriguing but monotonous and repetitive. i realize that this is because his routine in the mental hospitals were repetitive but i still got bored. this might be because i was not reading at my normal pace as i was reading it with my father and would forget details after a few days of not reading.

overall, i'm glad i read this book, however it's just another book to me.