Alfonso Juarez’s Reviews > The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions > Status Update
Alfonso Juarez
is on page 450 of 576
Im so sad. Michael killed carrie and it feels like you don’t want to hate him you don’t want to blame him but whether he knew it or not he still killed her. What can you do? If schizophrenia is biological, was this always going to be the outcome? No right? But how can a modern day Michael be accommodated the same way someone with Down syndrome or a physical handicap is, to live a close to normal life?
— Feb 15, 2026 09:20PM
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Alfonso Juarez
is on page 342 of 576
I understand the pacing. I lose interest in the few pages Rosen gives detail about the development of public consensus regarding mental illness and those who were mentally ill in the 1970s because of all the new names and small (seemingly) irrelevant details provided. But you appreciate them when the story rails back to Jonathan and Michael of course. It can feel depressing and I can’t imagine the reality of .
— Feb 08, 2026 03:15PM
Alfonso Juarez
is on page 170 of 576
Very slow, almost even making me lose interest. I really hope more stuff goes on. I feel like a lot of this book will just be filler until the inevitable
— Jan 20, 2026 09:15PM
