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Nov 13, 2009
Tiffany
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Ugh, I just couldn't do it. I tried, but I just couldn't. It hurt. It was painful. I *tried* to make it to page 50 for Nancy's Rule of 50, but I couldn't even get that far! Page 1, I hated it. Page 12, I still hated it. Page 18, wanted to kill myself. Page 20... What, did this just get better? Oh... no, it didn't. Page 25, let's skip a few pages. Page 30.... God, get it away from me! Tossed the book down, and walked away.
The especially sad thing is that I had to wait 2 months for this book from ...more
The especially sad thing is that I had to wait 2 months for this book from ...more
This was a classic that I read for my book club. I can certainly see its merits. I just thought the book was too slow and a bit disturbing. It is expected that it would be disturbing based on the subject matter, but it was written in such a way to make it just tough to read.
It is good because of the way the characters are written, they are very multi-dimensional. It is also interesting to see a description of a mental institution of the 60s, there is definitely a lot a lot of implications to the ...more
It is good because of the way the characters are written, they are very multi-dimensional. It is also interesting to see a description of a mental institution of the 60s, there is definitely a lot a lot of implications to the ...more
Jan 25, 2009
Jerry
marked it as to-read
May 06, 2009
Victoria
marked it as classics-to-read
May 22, 2009
Sonja
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Jul 05, 2010
Deanna
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Sep 29, 2011
Cynthia
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Mar 09, 2012
Donna
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