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Summary: A nice, fast read
Review: When I got this book I expected it to be dense and dramatic, but was pleasantly surprised to find it a light read. I breezed through it in practically no time - and Kaysen's writing makes it an enjoyable trip, however short. My one complaint is that it seemed to go a little too fast. We know plenty about Kaysen by the end of the book, but it is a little tough piecing out everyone else. We know basic character traits: Lisa is the proud sociopath, Daisy is obsessed with chicken and laxatives, etc. But we don't get a deeper sense of who they are. The focus of the book is obviously Kaysen herself, but it would be nice to know more about the people she spent her time in the mental institution with. Also, changes in Kaysen's life happen with too little explanation (suddenly she's free, etc.), and time is a little out of order, so it gets confusing when in one chapter someone leaves and in the next they're back in a conversation. But I'm being picky - it is a very good book and those are its only faults. So I do definitely reccomend it - especially if you are looking for a nice, quick read.
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Summary: intriguin, engaging, and funny
Review: I could not put this novel down after I started it, and ended up finishing it almost entirely in one sitting. Kaysen delivers a wonderful novel filled with insightful and intelligent remarks. For me, the book almsot read like I was having a conversation with kaysen herself, and she was re-counting an experience that changed her life. Read it, and then read it again. It's a book that is more than worth the cost.
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Summary: Girl Interrupted By: Susanna Kaysen
Review: Girl Interrupted by:Susanna Kaysen was an excellent book which I would reccomend to anyone . In most books there is just one plot but in this book there is lots of little plots , like what goes on in the seclusion room, and the actionms of what some characters take and how they think . This book was very realistic not only because it is a non-fiction book but because of the details put in it . It had great character development because like everytime a new character came the book would tell you when and why they were there.This book was not very fast paced but it was not boring either . It had both humorous and dramatic spots . What makes this book different is that you actually feel kind of like you are one of the characters in the book . The author's style of language was excellent , and very understandable . I really thought the book was good , but it did have a few parts that I could not understand . The characters in this story deal with alot of things including a death of one of the characters to find out who it is you will just have to read the book !
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Summary: Not Intense Enough
Review: "Girl, Interrupted" is the kind of book I usually gravitate toward and I was looking forward to reading the author's real life account of her experiences. I was disappointed by the lack of intensity however. There was real potential for drawing together a time period ( I remember the late sixties...anyone who was a young adult at that time was apt to be strongly affected by the changes we all went through ), counterpointed by the author's inner period of conflict. Instead I got a series of vignettes of the life inside of the mental institution that were not as powerful as I had wished. I felt that the author was not being totally honest with herself when she wrote this book. It was as if she was still protecting herself. Why write a book like this unless you are going to pull out all the stops? The other people who were in MacLean with her are barely fleshed out...we are hardly touched by her own predicament, in fact.Maybe because I was trapped in an all girl's boarding school at the same time ( the experience was rather similar--we too looked on all the changes as helpless observers, esssentially) I wanted more. Or maybe it is just something in myself that recognized she is still hiding something. Next time, Susannah, be braver and give us the whole truth.
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Summary: Girl, Interrupted
Review: I thought that this book gave a very vivid look inside the world of a girl in a mental institution and the interactions between her and the other patients. Having seen the movie, the book is different. The book is a must read if you have indeed seen the movie. It gives you a closer look into Susanna Keyshen's life while she was institutionalized. Very good book! A must for any home library
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Summary: Lauren's Review
Review: This was an excellent book. Though some parts were odd, it is one of my favorites. I have yet to see the movie, but I'm sure it will be as good as the book, also with all of the awards it's won. A must-read!
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Summary: Stop Interrupting Me
Review: This book, Girl Interrupted, can be classified many different ways. For the person who wants insight into a person's true-life account of their two-year stay in a mental institution it is a gem. This is what was I was looking for. This was a detailed, well-written book that gave me a different side of writing skills. I want to share why this book was so good. I would give this book four stars. It was good and I couldn't put it down. The only reason for my deduction of a star was because it wasn't really about the mental institution. It was about why she got there, and what she was doing that classified her as crazy. This book gave me a glimpse of what it was like in the 1960's to be 18 and in Mclean Mental Hospital. The descriptions were vivid and real. Another aspect of this book was Susanna's peers in the hospital. They formed bonds which were strange yet somehow moving. They had to go through the same experience, which made them close. The clarity of the writing made you really think about your mind and what goes on inside it. This book has given me a craving to find more books about true-life experiences. I hope I can find more books about people who experience life altering changes because it makes you think about your own life. This book has shown me different signs of myself and I hope that I can find more books as good as this one.
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Summary: Girl, Pleased with this book
Review: I could really relate to this book. That could be kind of scary since it took place in a mental hospital... It was a really good story though. It gave me a different view of something I never really thought about. I read it after seeing the movie. There were several major differences between them, so seeing the movie does not mean you know the story. I like both of them a lot. I highly reccommend this book to anyone who's ever felt a little insane.
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Summary: Girl, Confused
Review: When I first saw the preview for the movie, it seemed interesting, but nothing in the story really jumped out at me as anything special. But a few weeks later, when I needed a good book to read, a friend told me that the movie was actually based on the book "Girl, Interrupted" by Susanna Kaysen. I decided to give the book a try, so I picked it up, and it wasn't until I read the back cover that something special jumped out at me: this was a true story; a glimpse into Ms. Kaysen's life. This immediately drew me toward the book, and once I opened it and started reading, it was hard to stop. The story is very suspenseful and interesting, and at the end of each chapter it leaves you wanting to know what will happen next. In the novel, Susanna vividly decribes her experiences while enrolled in the treatment program at the McLean Mental Hospital. As and eighteen-year-old girl just starting to grow up and to contemplate life for the first time, she finds herself quickly diagnosed with a mental condition and thrown in an institution. Her experiences there are unlike anything I had ever seen, heard, or read about. The people she meets and the conditions they have are astounding, and it is amazing to think about all that they have been through. Susanna is a bright girl and is very contentious of her surroundings, her condition, the people around her, and what is happening to her. It is interesting to see her deal with her peers in the hospital, and it is extremely moving to observe the bonds they establish, as sufferers of the same cause. I highly recommend this book, as it takes you along on the journey of a young woman forced to conform to what others think of her. As you read this, you may think about the question: Is Susanna really insane?
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Summary: A MODERN DAY MASTERPIECE!
Review: This was a REALLY good book. Ms. Kaysen is a wonderful Author. But It was a little graphic at times (the chapter about the checks} but othere then that awesome. If I was Oprah I would put this book on her book club it deseveres to be there. Girl, Interruped A+
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