My Month of Madness
by Susannah Cahalan
Recommended by Margaret Atwood
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Mental Health, Psychology, and Science.
An awardwinning memoir and instant New York Times bestseller that goes far beyond its riveting medical mystery, Brain on Fire is the powerful account of one woman?s struggle to recapture her identity.When twentyfouryearold Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a hospital room, strapped to her bed and unable to move or speak, she had no memory of ho...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Mental Health, Psychology, and Science.
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Margaret Atwood
“Reading mindbending book, BRAIN ON FIRE, by @scahalan: Yikes, horrid disease! But happy end! (I peeked) Will share w. neurophysio brother.”
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Consider The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. Recommended by 8 sources.
“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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