The Best Minds
A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
Ratings9
Average rating3.9
I found this compelling, devastating, and nuanced. Rosen avoids easy answers and solutions and it's clear that he loves/loved his childhood friend Michael Laudor. It sort of seems like he comes to the conclusion that Michael should have been forcibly medicated/hospitalized - or he hints toward that - and I don't really know how to feel about it. I can certainly understand his perspective.
It's complicated but I appreciated learning about it.
A long and detailed narrative of a friendship and complicated moment in our understanding of mental illness. So much rings true. A terribly sad story overall, but read with such compassion, it leaves room for discussion. Good for my upcoming book club. (I listened; didn't want to stop.).