Voluntary Madness: My Year Lost and Found in the Loony Bin Audiobook

" Three stars because it held my interest, but I sort of want to give it fewer stars because she is so irritating, and irritating self-involved, and falsely self-deprecating, and phonily self-aware. "

" Very interesting look into the different types of mental health support and services. I liked it. "

" I think this book was a good effort to portray the different types of therapies and facilities that really by chance and budget, a person would have the options to. But overall...a little boring and phallic (the author REALLY has a dirty mind) and I'm not sure if it's intentional or not...but always seems to come through in her writing. "

" This sounded like it would be a good read, but I disliked it completely and barely finished it. The author's views on the mentally ill, her treatment and struggle with her own mental issues, and her overall recounting of her experience at multiple facilities were not insightful, nor were they even remotely sensible or humane. I was planning on reading her previous book, but no thanks. "

" It was a pretty good read however Norah Vincent would go into long long long existential tangents and I felt like I was in Philosophy class. Other than that it was a pretty good inside to life in the ward. "

" Fascinating for anyone in the mental health field, particularly on the inpatient side. I read this very slowly & thoughtfully & it gave me a new perspective into some of my work. "

" Although parts were tedious to read, I enjoyed this overall. I remember thinking the author sounded pretentious during certain passages. However, placing herself in situations like this, I imagine it would be hard to remove expectations. "

" It was interesting that the crap that happened in "One flew over the cuckoos nest" still happens today. "

" I was disappointed and expected more. The author raised some interesting points and questions, but she seemed so arrogant and I just didn't like her. "

" I think I enjoyed her previous book, "Self-Made Man", more than this one. Maybe this was just a heavier subject. But voluntarily committing herself to three different kinds of mental health facilities was an interesting idea. Even though her writing kind of bugged me at times. "

" A great idea, but not as great as it could be. Would loved to have seen more places and more facts. "

" A well written and very personal account of three different types of mental health facilities. "

" seemed very repetitive, could not finish it... "

" Writing isn't very good, author is self-absorbed, but there some snack for thought. "

" You can help yourself, if you will it. "

" I had hoped for more. The book seemed pretty indulgent. There really was no awesome insight or shocking realities revealed. It was just the author poking at her own issues and playing with a flawed system of mental healthcare. "

" Not as good as Self Made Man, but still extremely engaging and well worth the read. "

" Very direct and often humorous look at life in the mental health treatment system. "

" I was hoping for more lurid tales of life in a mental institution (morbid, I know.) but this book was rather tame. I was disappointed. At least I bought it on sale. "

" I could relate a little too well to this book. And while I disagreed with alot of the author's beliefs on mental health care, it was a very interesting expose on the range and quality of care available. "

" Not as good as the other book, but still interesting. "

" I thought it was going to be more of an expose, but it turned out to be a personal, sometimes sad and angry, journey through depression and life during/after.I was very pleasantly surprised. "