Search - Girl, Interrupted

I felt that the book was far more in depth than the movie. I cry every time I read it.

Loved the movie, and of course I loved the book even more. The book is always better!

This is one rare case in which the movie was better than the book. Kaysen's account of her time in a mental institution is vaguely interesting, yet lacks a real pull. This is a very quick read. An okay book but the movie is much more engaging.

Thbt. if you saw the movie first, don't read the book.

maybe I would have liked it better, had I not known the details from the movie.

I didn't like all the 'words'- analyzing, describing in a poetic way... didn't feel like I got to know the character at all in a personal way.

It's not written in a chronological order, either- it jumps from event to event.

Of course like anything book is much better than the movie but I still love the movie.
Easy read and love the official documents included.

Love the official doctor's diagnosis: promiscious.

If that were allowed today we would all be in trouble.

I really enjoyed reading this book. I actually sat down in one day and read it. It showed the horrors of being in a mental hospital in the 1960s for two years must have been like, but added humor as well. If you have borderline personality or know someone who does this is a must read!