Book · 2023 · Internal medicine
Best Minds
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The best Minds A Story of Friendship Madness and the tragedy of Good Intentions by Jonathan Rosen and Bottoms Up in the devil ass a journey through the Deep state by Carrie Howley.
The best things said about it
The book is the best Minds A Story of Friendship Madness and the tra tredy of Good Intentions by Jonathan Rosen.
You gave that like stirring very evocative dive into Jonathan rosen's best Minds I love that book great great narrative non-fiction.
Why people recommend it
Best Minds by Jonathan Rosen is a deeply moving work of narrative nonfiction that investigates a tragic childhood friendship, severe mental illness, and the complex failures of institutional and societal support systems. On The Book Review, Gilbert Cruz and host Emily Eakin both featured the title prominently when discussing their selections for the ten best books of the year, praising its profound emotional resonance and compassionate storytelling. MJ Franklin and Emily Eakin revisited the work on a subsequent episode of The Book Review, offering high praise for its evocative exploration of real-life trauma and brilliant narrative structure. Gilbert Cruz frequently highlighted the heartbreaking core of the narrative, focusing on the intimate bond between two young neighbors growing up together and how their diverging paths illuminated the devastating impact of untreated mental illness. Alexandra Jacobs joined the discussion on The Book Review to analyze the thematic resonance of the memoir, noting how it connects to broader cultural conversations surrounding vulnerability, genius, and the tragic consequences of well-meaning interventions gone awry. Across these podcast episodes, critics lauded the publication as a triumph of investigative memoir that balances journalistic rigor with unflinching personal honesty.
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Gilbert Cruz the best Minds A Story of Friendship Madness and the tragedy of Good Intentions by Jonathan Rosen and Botto… 3
“I feel like thematically there are parts of that book that dove somewhat with one of the books on our top 10 books of the year list which is the best Minds by Jonathan Rosen”
“the best Minds A Story of Friendship Madness and the tragedy of Good Intentions by Jonathan Rosen and Bottoms Up in the devil ass a journey through the Deep state by Carrie Howley”
“what one thing I really loved about the best Minds is the story of this incredible connection that these two kids had growing up as neighbors”
MJ Franklin you gave that like stirring very evocative dive into Jonathan rosen's best Minds I love that book great gre… 1
“you gave that like stirring very evocative dive into Jonathan rosen's best Minds I love that book great great narrative non-fiction”
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“the book is the best Minds A Story of Friendship Madness and the tra tredy of Good Intentions by Jonathan Rosen”