PositiveLibrary JournalThis book combines deep research into the arcane workings of the asylum process with personal observations about religion, literature, cinema, and family life ... [Nayeri\'s] greatest achievement is in filtering everything through her distinct voice, articulating her doubts, worries, compassion, anger, frustrations, and loves with bracing honesty. Few books are as erudite, comprehensive, and intensely personal all at once.
