This was good but I think I was hoping for more of Kaysen's experiences and less of her musings on mental illness in general. That's probably because I was under the assumption that this book was more of a traditional memoir narrative but contained some more non-fiction-y type writing (which isn't bad, just not something I had been expecting). This operates as a sort of essay collection so the book jumps around from topic to topic, which I kind of was distracted by. I think that was partially because I was expecting more of a typical memoir- one that follows a timeline more closely- but I can understand and appreciate the way this was arranged. The writing is very well done and contains some truly beautiful prose.