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A review by ginny23
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
This story is so fascinating. First of all I cannot imagine having 12 children. That is hard enough. If one child was schizophrenic that would be so difficult—but 6?! What this family went through is astonishing. I liked how the scientific material was presented in a way that was digestible for a layperson so it didn’t interrupt the flow of the book for me. I was able to understand most of what I read. I had no idea schizophrenia is so misunderstood (or just not understood) despite being studied for so long and everyone knowing about it. This was a book I didn’t want to put down. If you like psychology and memoirs I recommend reading this book.