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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden by Joanne Greenberg

sherbetlizard's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

slow start to this book, definitely had high school english class energy and a lack of early explanations that made it hard for me to get into at first but once i got into it i found this book really inspiring. although i don’t have it as rough as deborah i identified with the way she struggled with her mental health and loved that it wasn’t a clear cut ending where she gets fully better

cbwilly's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

mewfrosting's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

lotteleben's review against another edition

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3.0

gesundheit ist nicht einfach die abwesenheit von krankheit

despinabouz's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

tinemdx's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

vetylera's review against another edition

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5.0

I started the book because I was curious to read about the author’s experience of schizophrenia and her experience in the psychiatric hospital after my hospitalization for mental illness. It was hard to read it at first since she is switching between two worlds and of course my crippled concentration during my recovery. It took me a few years to finish this book but I couldn’t agree more about her opinion in the end. I realized some similarities in my experience and the fear I had about losing support before I am ready. But here I am today, volunteering as a crisis responder to help others who are struggling and on the way to graduation with my bachelor's degree in psychology next year. I can’t explain exactly how I got better and got discharged and then back to hospital for a few times. But I will always remember all the people who were there to help me and to assure me this shall pass in my darkest days. Because of all of their help, I am still alive today and able to achieve what I achieved.

deanpeters's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

kniholenka's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

emiliakongshaug's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25