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Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen
3.0

The fact that I saw the film before I read the book may have had an impact on how much I enjoyed this book. I just thought I'd mention that before I got into this.

So. Did I like the film? Yes. A lot. Did I like the book? Not so much. I was super surprised by this because of how much I enjoyed the film and how much I usually enjoy memoirs/mental health books.

I didn't get a view of start, middle and end. It was all just there. I also felt like Suzanna wasn't really there at times. I don't feel like I got a chance to know her, her feelings and what was actually going on inside her head apart from "oh wow, Lisa!" and I feel like the movie had a lot more to offer.