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Old Aug 25, 2012, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by WeepingWillow23 View Post
Are 'Hearing Voices: A common human experience', 'Divided Self', and 'Madness: The Invention of an Idea' easy to read? They sound really good but unless they're easy to read I'm probably never going to finish them and they would be a waste of money. Unfortunately I seem to have lost the ability to read that I once had

*Willow*
Kinda, no, and IDK/never read it but it's Foucault so it's going to be loopy and tough.
I recommend trying to slog through 'Hearing Voices', but if you're not up for a tough read then reading about Laing is probably just as good as reading his actual writing.
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