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Overall, I enjoyed this book. I like how it was written from the narrator's perspective, because the confusion and muddiness of her storytelling underscores the actual uncertainty in the Dorothy Fish. However, I was disappointed by the lengthy build up that ended in a quick and abrasive ending.


Tags : Poppy Shakespeare [Clare Allan] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Who is mad? Who is sane? Who decides? Welcome to the Dorothy Fish, a hospital in North London. N has been a patient for thirteen years. Day after day she sits smoking in the common room and swapping medication. Like the other patients,Clare Allan,Poppy Shakespeare,Bloomsbury Publishing PLC,0747585849

Poppy Shakespeare Clare Allan 9780747585848 Books Reviews

As an American living in the UK as well as working for the NHS's mental health section and therefore being used to the lingo, I found this book to be incredibly concise.
Poppy Shakespeare is hilarious yet tragic at the same time. It is a striking commentary on government run mental health systems and how they fail every patient and family member involved. With the way things are going in the US politically and concerning Obamacare, this book is really scary.
Clare Allan's book requires patience for the American reader, to be sure. But if you read aloud as you go along this novel will blow you away with its humor, its doozy characters and take on the mentality inside mental institutions - which is certainly the same the world over. I dare anyone who says they love literature to give this one a go!
The first two chapters contained a lot of swearing without really adding any character to the book - it was like she did it to prove she could. However after this the swearing died down (was still there but added to the character). I nearly gave it a three, except for the ending which was very disappointing - not so much the actual events in the end but that it just eneded.

Its narrated by N and takes place in a day pyshiatric clinic. N comes from a long line of family members having mental health issues and them commiting suicide, and has been at the clinic for over a decade. Then Poppy comes along (the title of the book) being made to go to the day clinic after some bazar job training interviews and wants N to help prove that she's not mad. N however can't understand why anyone would want to leave the clinic and meanwhile tries to "help" her new fiend only for it to be made worse.

In the end it was the ending that dispappointed me and steered me towards the 2 stars instead of 3
I loved this book. It's for anyone who ever thought they might be crazy or ever had a drug problem. I liked it better than "A million little pieces" by James Frey, but not as much as "One flew over the Cuckoo's nest" by Ken Kesey.
there is a LOT of swearing for those who are squeamish about that, but it's still top on my favorites list. I LOVE this book (& movie)
Overall, I enjoyed this book. I like how it was written from the narrator's perspective, because the confusion and muddiness of her storytelling underscores the actual uncertainty in the Dorothy Fish. However, I was disappointed by the lengthy build up that ended in a quick and abrasive ending.