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Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.15 — 155,435 ratings — published 2020
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Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.09 — 244,446 ratings — published 2012
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An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.07 — 88,781 ratings — published 1995
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The Bell Jar The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,333,890 ratings — published 1963
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Girl, Interrupted Girl, Interrupted (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as mentalillness)
avg rating 3.95 — 294,845 ratings — published 1993
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The Vegetarian The Vegetarian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as mentalillness)
avg rating 3.65 — 472,697 ratings — published 2007
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The Silent Patient The Silent Patient (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.16 — 3,683,959 ratings — published 2019
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Understanding the Borderline Mother Understanding the Borderline Mother (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.41 — 2,854 ratings — published 2000
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The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays The Collected Schizophrenias: Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.12 — 21,213 ratings — published 2019
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Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.02 — 16,994 ratings — published 2012
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When Rabbit Howls When Rabbit Howls (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.05 — 18,033 ratings — published 1987
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Wishful Drinking Wishful Drinking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as mentalillness)
avg rating 3.82 — 96,589 ratings — published 2008
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Impulse (Impulse, #1) Impulse (Impulse, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.25 — 83,639 ratings — published 2007
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Planetes Omnibus, Volume 1 (Planetes, #1-2) Planetes Omnibus, Volume 1 (Planetes, #1-2)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.31 — 1,556 ratings — published 1999
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プラチナデータ [Platina Data] プラチナデータ [Platina Data] (Paperback Bunko)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,196 ratings — published 2010
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The Con Artists The Con Artists (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 3.30 — 865 ratings — published 2022
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An Angel at My Table: The Complete Autobiography (Autobiography, #1-3) An Angel at My Table: The Complete Autobiography (Autobiography, #1-3)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.21 — 3,157 ratings — published 1982
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A Little Life A Little Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,026,405 ratings — published 2015
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You're Not Crazy—It's Your Mother: Understanding and Healing for Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers You're Not Crazy—It's Your Mother: Understanding and Healing for Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,613 ratings — published 2012
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On the Savage Side On the Savage Side (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.07 — 13,783 ratings — published 2023
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Yesteryear Yesteryear (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,143,211 ratings — published 2026
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Your Band Sucks: What I Saw at Indie Rock's Failed Revolution (But Can No Longer Hear) Your Band Sucks: What I Saw at Indie Rock's Failed Revolution (But Can No Longer Hear)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 3.60 — 671 ratings — published 2015
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Talking to Crazy: How to Deal with the Irrational and Impossible People in Your Life Talking to Crazy: How to Deal with the Irrational and Impossible People in Your Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,158 ratings — published 2015
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A Tale for the Time Being A Tale for the Time Being (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.06 — 141,177 ratings — published 2013
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Then She Was Gone Then She Was Gone (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,108,576 ratings — published 2017
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The Yellow Wallpaper (Bedford Cultural Editions) The Yellow Wallpaper (Bedford Cultural Editions)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.05 — 4,112 ratings — published
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Frankenstein Frankenstein (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 3.94 — 538 ratings — published 2020
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Frankenstein Frankenstein (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,034,543 ratings — published 1818
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The Trouble with Heroes The Trouble with Heroes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.55 — 5,969 ratings — published 2025
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Men Have Called Her Crazy Men Have Called Her Crazy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 3.43 — 23,866 ratings — published 2024
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Sociopath Sociopath (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 3.74 — 124,979 ratings — published 2024
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The Edge of Every Day: Sketches of Schizophrenia The Edge of Every Day: Sketches of Schizophrenia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 3.94 — 753 ratings — published 2019
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Stargirl (Stargirl, #1) Stargirl (Stargirl, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 3.77 — 339,480 ratings — published 2000
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The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.01 — 802 ratings — published
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Wired Up Wrong Wired Up Wrong (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.12 — 385 ratings — published 2017
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Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.08 — 11,780 ratings — published 2021
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Broken (In the Best Possible Way) Broken (In the Best Possible Way)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.02 — 47,428 ratings — published 2021
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Why Are You Like This?: An ArtbyMoga Comic Collection Why Are You Like This?: An ArtbyMoga Comic Collection (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,609 ratings — published 2023
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Lighter than My Shadow Lighter than My Shadow (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.40 — 7,015 ratings — published 2013
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Solutions and Other Problems Solutions and Other Problems (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.21 — 39,670 ratings — published 2020
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Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 3.99 — 32,621 ratings — published 1990
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The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.28 — 27,762 ratings — published 2000
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The Inflamed Mind: A Radical New Approach to Depression The Inflamed Mind: A Radical New Approach to Depression (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,747 ratings — published 2018
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Rough Magic: A Biography of Sylvia Plath Rough Magic: A Biography of Sylvia Plath (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,769 ratings — published 1991
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The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 3.54 — 2,715 ratings — published 2020
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Sharp Objects Sharp Objects (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,292,476 ratings — published 2006
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I Know You Remember I Know You Remember (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 3.78 — 3,999 ratings — published 2019
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MYTHOS Dance of Psyche / Rhythm of Consciousness MYTHOS Dance of Psyche / Rhythm of Consciousness (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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We Were Liars We Were Liars (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 3.66 — 1,495,068 ratings — published 2014
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Ordinary People Ordinary People (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as mentalillness)
avg rating 3.94 — 23,803 ratings — published 1976
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“Although the memoir can be heartbreakingly sad, it builds to a stirring moment of understanding when the author fully recognized her brother’s determination in the face of what was later diagnosed as bipolar disorder. Overall, this sharply conceived book shines a light on the challenges of twinship and offers a deeply personal account of a family coping with mental illness.

A richly detailed and affecting remembrance.”
― Kirkus Reviews