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The Devil You Know: Stories of Human Cruelty and Compassion by Eileen Horne, Gwen Adshead
20 reviews
soph1768's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
jayreads090909's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Islamophobia, and Deportation
bridget_t's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury
bekacrook's review against another edition
5.0
This book has allowed me to think about my own internal bias and how this may influence how I originally viewed people whose crimes or life experience did not align with my morals, values or lived experience. By bringing awareness to this it allows us to view people as people. Every person is deserving of help, respect and redemption and we really need to ensure that this is allowed to happen by supporting those individuals and organisations who do this kind of work.
Not always an easy read but a necessary one.
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Incest, Excrement, Islamophobia, Death of parent, and Abandonment
peachesxnxsuga's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment
leahewhite's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
lizzyconnor94's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, Islamophobia, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
orlagal's review
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism
cclardo's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Stalking, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Excrement
lozababe's review against another edition
5.0
Throughout, Dr Adshead tells us of different cases she has dealt with throughout her career but also intersperses it with facts and makes sure that they are backed up with sources too.
We follow her as she deals with murderers, arsonists, sex offenders and stalkers, and we get a rare insight into why they committed these offences. We also are able to read her own thoughts into the offenders and the difference that extra funding into health care would make.
This is definitely a book that anyone with an interest into mental health and those currently working in mental health would benefit from, even if it’s just for the reason that someone agrees that mental health services in the UK are completely underfunded and at crisis point, and have been that way for years.
Thank you so much to Dr Gwen Adshead and Eileen Horne for writing this insightful look into the world of psychiatry and mental health and to the team at Pigeonhole for allowing me to read it.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment