Review: Thought Provoking
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 6, 2014
The tragedy of mental illness is magnified a thousandfold when it enables greedy, selfish relatives and power hungry doctors to profit from it. Adding insult to injury, the prolonged denial of readily available, effective treatment becomes heartbreaking for anyone with a shred of human decency but especially for the patient. The sudden gift of hope, viciously wrenched away, is the height of cruelty.This story has all these elements and more. However, there is something missing in the writing. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I know intuitively the story could have been much better if told differently. Hence, the three star rating. I'd still recommend the book as a good read, it's just not a great read.