I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Ratings15
Average rating3.8
15
Ratings15
Average rating3.8
Chronicles the three-year battle of a mentally ill, but perceptive, teenage girl against a world of her own creation, emphasizing her relationship with the doctor who gave her the ammunition of self-understanding with which to destroy that world of fantasy.
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Precise rating 2.5 ⭐
I did like the story, but I had problems with the writing, which made me switch to a detailed summary at some point. On one hand, I liked how the author managed to depict the protagonist's nightmarish thoughts. Unfortunately, the downside of that was that I had a hard time figuring out if some passages where meant to be cryptic or if I actually didn't understand what was going on.
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A book that I loved, an absolute must read, and now a favorite of mine. It's a book that will live on my shelves forever and I would re-read in the future. I would pick up anything else by this author without question. This book is now one of my all-time favorites.
As someone who has suffered from anxiety and depression their whole life and has considered admitting myself to a psychiatric ward on more than one occasion; this book hit me hard. It was triggering for me, I just felt it deep in my soul. I cried twice while reading this. It's definitely worth a read but keep in mind that for some people this might be a very touchy subject for some people.
