This quick-moving tale was hard for me to put down. I feel like the account of Avery Norton's stay in Taunton Asylum presents a realistic view of how people seen as "crazy" were warehoused and treated in the 50's. The series of tragic events that comprise her young life seem designed to beat her down, so it's hard for her to maintain her determination to prove her innocence of the grisly deeds she's been accused of. This story is filled with compelling characters, from Avery herself, her boyfriend Paul and sister Natalie, to her frighteningly Puritanical mother and pyromaniac friend Flint in the asylum. Also, SLIGHT SPOILER: this novel contains an amazing description of the internal experience of a patient undergoing electroshock therapy... it was seriously one of my favorite scenes of the whole book! There are things that should be said about this book but I have no idea where to begin. It was a train wreck, one I couldn't stop reading. I thought it was very VC Andrew-ish and it held my interest, even peaked my interest for a while, then took a turn toward huh? what? WTH? I was going to give it 4 stars (for capturing my interest) until all that nonsense. The whole thing was just so unbelievable, it was ridiculous.
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this book was dumb...i guess it was free for a reason. it wasn't what i thought it was going to be.
—belai09
I did not enjoy this book, it was not well written, unbelievable and I struggled to finish it.
—year2002
This had potential but fell short. There were too many logic fails.
—Jaandutoit
Going to try my hand at this one again.
—salilac11
