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The loony-bin trip

The loony-bin trip

Biography & MemoirSelf-Help & Psychology
Pages
320
Published
1990
Language
English

Synopsis

Kate Millett shares her personal account of navigating a manic-depressive diagnosis and the struggle to regain control of her life. This book details her decision to stop medication, the ensuing doubts about her sanity, and a difficult stay in an Irish mental hospital. Millett offers an inside look at the impact of mental illness, aiming to change perceptions about the condition.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

EmotionalDarkComplexInformative
Unreliable NarratorSurvival

Genres

Biography & Memoir Self-Help & Psychology Biography

Authors

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Aurora Echevarría Pérez

Aurora Echevarría Pérez writes books such as The loony-bin trip, Hacia la estación Finlandia, and Navegación a la vista. Readers also know her for Cosas bonitas and Coconut.

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Kate Millett

Kate Millett was a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Oxford University, and Columbia University. A sculptor, essayist, autobiographer, and teacher of literature and philosophy, she was influential in second-wave feminism and also championed the causes of human rights, civil rights, peace and anti-psychiatry.