The Quiet Room, Lori Schiller
The Quiet Room, Lori Schiller
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The Quiet Room
A Journey Out of the Torment of Madness

Author: Lori Schiller, Amanda Bennett

Narrator: Brittany Pressley, Gregory Abbey, Cheryl Smith

Unabridged: 10 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/01/2018


Synopsis

Moving, harrowing, and ultimately uplifting, Lori Schiller's memoir is a classic testimony to the ravages of mental illness and the power of perseverance and courage.

At seventeen Lori Schiller was the perfect child-the only daughter of an affluent, close-knit family. Six years later she made her first suicide attempt, then wandered the streets of New York City dressed in ragged clothes, tormenting voices crying out in her mind. Lori Schiller had entered the horrifying world of full-blown schizophrenia. She began an ordeal of hospitalizations, halfway houses, relapses, more suicide attempts, and constant, withering despair. But against all odds, she survived.

In this personal account, she tells how she did it, taking us not only into her own shattered world, but drawing on the words of the doctors who treated her and family members who suffered with her.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kerry on June 11, 2012

This book was (I imagine heavily) co-written, and as a result, it doesn't pack the emotional punch of books such as The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness, Girl, Interrupted, or Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir. I was also annoyed by the way the book was framed as a story of personal “triumph......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on March 02, 2012

The majority of people with schizophrenia remain too cognitively disorganized to disclose their innermost thoughts and impressions of their illness, so the fact that such a brash, yet cohesive, account exists is fascinating in itself. As someone who hopes to work with individuals with mental illness......more

Goodreads review by K on May 02, 2009

Many of us realize (occasionally, at least) that we take our physical health for granted, but does it ever enter our consciousness how much we take our psychological health for granted? Imagine being a perfectly normal young adult from a happy family and privileged background, popular and headed for......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on November 14, 2018

Re-read: Nov 14/18Instead of reading new books, I have been trying to return to old books. Sometimes a book captivates you, but you go through it so quickly that you cannot absorb it in its entirety. The Quiet Room was one of those books. It is a raw and unforgettable memoir about mental illness......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay on February 10, 2013

A great book and wonderful advocation for those suffering from mental health disorders. Hearing a first account story of a woman who suffers from schizophrenia inspires me and my work with clients in the mental health profession. Thanks for sharing your story Lori.......more