there are a lot of things i could say about this book. working in mental health, i learned SO much about the basis and history of schizophrenia, more than i ever learned in school. It started slow, but the integration of history as well as the writer’s personal experiences with schizophrenia, kept me going. I was able to relate a lot of the personal stories to clients i have worked with. If you’re at all interested in the (horrible) history (and present) of mental illness and how we treat them in our current society, read this!