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Crazy

by Pete Earley

2006•Biography•384 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentarypsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA grounded, moving biography: heavy and original. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

Former Washington Post reporter Pete Earley had written extensively about the criminal justice system. But it was only when his own son-in the throes of a manic episode-broke into a neighbor's house that he learned what happens to mentally ill people who break a law.This is the Earley family's compelling story, a troubling look at bureaucratic apathy and the countless thousands who suffer confinement instead of...

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryPsychologicalHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSocial commentary

Subjects

Mentally illParent-Child RelationsPsychologyParent and childMentally Ill PersonsMental illnessCase studiesNonfiction

Details

Author
Pete Earley
Published
2006
Pages
384
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