The Asylum: THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER

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I studied psychology, I’ve been a social worker for the past 10 years. I know what grooming looks like, and Stella was being groomed by Edgar. He was emotionally abusive, and then later physically abusive. This was a relationship characterised by violence, and Stella was the victim. However, at times she is treated like she is responsible for Edgar’s actions. At one time the protagonist even asks why Stella didn’t see it and just leave? Seriously?! This review is going to be long enough, so I won’t go into the specifics around family violence… Follia parla di un amore oscuro, passionale e violento; un sentimento deleterio, perturbante e folle.

Predictability doesn't necessarily mean I'm not going to like it as a whole. I mean, I knew where Star Wars was headed and loved every second of it, all the way up to everybody clapping hands as our heroes got awarded -- *note: except for Chewie :( In 2005, Asylum, was made into a movie. I think it might be better that way because you'd be able to see and feel the passion coming through living, breathing, characters.Felix Sheridan: Dan's roommate at Brookline. He's described as "a lanky teenager...dressed like a door-to-door missionary in a starched white shirt, dark tie, and pleated trousers." [5] The brilliant interplay of the dialogue, and cast of characters, pulled me in, as well as the intricacies of the plot set up. Okay, I’m going to review this book from two different perspectives; as a social worker, and from a student. Ho empatizzato solo con Edgrar alla fine e qui però mi faccio un paio di domande io :"tutto bene Laura? Sicura di aver capito che cos'ha fatto Edgar alla ex moglie?" Avevo buone aspettative per questo romanzo. Avevo sentito parlare bene di McGrath, del suo stile e delle sue storie. E questa storia sembrava promettere bene, almeno a giudicare dalla quarta di copertina e, perchè no, dal primo centinaio di pagine. Purtroppo l'impressione era destinata a mutare molto presto.

Cleave is narrating the novel, yes, but he is doing so after discussions with Stella, after something has apparently gone badly wrong, and the impending sense of doom only adds to the novel's complexity. Not that Asylum is a mystery. It isn't. Edgar murdered his wife. He escapes from the asylum. Stella goes to him. Nothing surprising here. When Edgar begins exhibiting erratic behavior, though, she runs. However, the story doesn't take the reader into the places you'd think it would. Stella is not repentant. Instead, she feels torn from her lover and sorrowful that she ever suspected his behavior. Willing, even after knowing the full extent of his crime, to go to him and be with him, and Cleave notes this:La sua identificazione con Edgar diventava ogni giorno più profonda. Mi disse che stava assumendo consapevolmente tutti i suoi gusti, le sue idee, i suoi sentimenti.