Girl, Interrupted

An excellent book. I really enjoyed the author's style of writing and her description of her experiences and mental health issues.

I sometimes struggle to focus on books but i found myself gripped by this one. Its shorter then other books, but is packed with so much, the author articulates their experiences in such a way that it is easy to follow and draws you in, it offers such an insight into the experiences of these women in this hospital that you feel like you are watching it happen. I could also see this being potentially triggering due to the nature of being in a mental health institutionSome trigger warnings to note: self harm/suicide, drug abuse, SA, parental abuse (there are probably more I havent mentioned but these are what stood out most to me)

Great book

I bought this book for my daughter. She enjoyed reading it!

Really enjoyed the start of this. I’d watched and loved the film years ago so was excited to read the book. The films story ends about 70% into the book unfortunately that is also where the interesting material lay. After this it’s a chunk of psychology analysis that read like a textbook at times and her making more bad decisions knowingly which is just depressingSo it really dragged by the end which massively impacted the scoreStill defo worth a read

This book .... THIS BOOK!As a huge fan of the movie, I was ominous to read the book as I feared it would make me dislike the film or dislike the book, both of which I didn't desire. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I loved BOTH!Reading the book from Susanna's point of view really dove into the life of a patient in a mental health ward in the 70's. I loved the 'diary' writing style and how each story was not overly explained it was simply another entry in her life. The simple writing style and added inserts from her medical record really helped to understand what was happening in the story.I loved her description and breakdown of BPD, and as a sufferer myself I really related to everything she was saying! I will give a trigger warning to people who struggle reading about Mental health, suicide and self harm as some of the entries could be distressing for some readers.Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this read and I will be recommending to anyone and everyone !

I have BPD and unlike more common mental illnesses, there are far fewer books, TV shows or movies featuring characters or people with the disorder.You can see a remarkable shift between the previous knowledge and treatments of BPD at the time of writing to those of the present time. I’d like to say that attitudes to those living with BPD have also improved, but unfortunately, stigma is still fairly entrenched within both the public eye and the profession itself.Overall, I’d say I enjoyed the book much more than the film. I feel as though the movie romanticises mental illness a little, whilst the book more accurately reflects the raw and gritty reality of living with mental illness, and of course, how it could affect any of us.

Great quality book, brought as a Christmas gift for my sister who lived it