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La historia del loco
by John Katzenbach • 2004
A schizophrenic man returns to an asylum to solve a nurse's murder and his own splintered memories.
4.01
15k+
La historia del loco Summary
La historia del loco 87%
A schizophrenic man returns to an asylum to solve a nurse's murder and his own splintered memories.
by John Katzenbach 2004
4.01
15k+ ratings
The Loop
by Ben Oliver • 2020
In a jail that harvests fear, a teen relies on secret friendships until the rain stops.
3.9
9k+
The Loop Summary
The Loop 86%
In a jail that harvests fear, a teen relies on secret friendships until the rain stops.
by Ben Oliver 2020
3.9
9k+ ratings
Desperate Remedies
by Andrew Scull • 2022
For two centuries, psychiatry's cures have caused more harm than the illnesses they target.
4.09
448
Desperate Remedies Summary
Desperate Remedies 86%
For two centuries, psychiatry's cures have caused more harm than the illnesses they target.
by Andrew Scull 2022
4.09
448 ratings
Veronica. decided to die. Paul Coelho. the Russian original. hardcover
by Paulo Coelho • 1998
After a suicide attempt, a woman wakes in a mental hospital with days to live.
3.74
245k+
Veronica. decided to die. Paul Coelho. the Russian original. hardcover Summary
Veronica. decided to die. Paul Coelho. the Russian original. hardcover 86%
After a suicide attempt, a woman wakes in a mental hospital with days to live.
by Paulo Coelho 1998
3.74
245k+ ratings
No Mercy
by Blake Pierce • 2022
An FBI agent with a haunted past chases a psychopath who escaped a psychiatric ward.
4.02
4k+
No Mercy Summary
No Mercy 86%
An FBI agent with a haunted past chases a psychopath who escaped a psychiatric ward.
by Blake Pierce 2022
4.02
4k+ ratings
The Pawn and the Puppet
by Brandi Elise Szeker • 2022
Her twin died inside a gothic asylum. A fractured man behind a forbidden door pulls her under.
3.92
12k+
The Pawn and the Puppet Summary
The Pawn and the Puppet 86%
Her twin died inside a gothic asylum. A fractured man behind a forbidden door pulls her under.
by Brandi Elise Szeker 2022
3.92
12k+ ratings
The Once and Future Me
by Melissa Pace • 2025
She wakes in a 1954 asylum with no past and a future she cannot remember.
3.55
3k+
The Once and Future Me Summary
The Once and Future Me 86%
She wakes in a 1954 asylum with no past and a future she cannot remember.
by Melissa Pace 2025
3.55
3k+ ratings
Papillon
by Henri Charrière • 1969
Framed for murder, he spent 14 years planning the one escape Devil's Island thought impossible.
4.23
76k+
Papillon Summary
Papillon 86%
Framed for murder, he spent 14 years planning the one escape Devil's Island thought impossible.
by Henri Charrière 1969
4.23
76k+ ratings
Girl, Interrupted
by Susanna Kaysen • 1993
One interview. A locked ward. Two years of asking who gets to define a woman's sanity.
3.95
283k+
Girl, Interrupted Summary
Girl, Interrupted 86%
One interview. A locked ward. Two years of asking who gets to define a woman's sanity.
by Susanna Kaysen 1993
3.95
283k+ ratings
Insane
by Alisa Roth • 2018
Jails hold more people with mental illness than hospitals. Incarceration makes them sicker.
4.07
1k+
Insane Summary
Insane 86%
Jails hold more people with mental illness than hospitals. Incarceration makes them sicker.
by Alisa Roth 2018
4.07
1k+ ratings
The Master and the Marionette
by Brandi Elise Szeker • 2022
She fled with a fractured protector; now his darkest alter must save her from the asylum.
4.12
5k+
The Master and the Marionette Summary
The Master and the Marionette 86%
She fled with a fractured protector; now his darkest alter must save her from the asylum.
by Brandi Elise Szeker 2022
4.12
5k+ ratings
The Girl Who Lived 2
by Christopher Greyson • 2024
Faith Winters glimpses the dead and wakes in a psychiatric hospital where healing is a weapon.
4.30
2k+
The Girl Who Lived 2 Summary
The Girl Who Lived 2 85%
Faith Winters glimpses the dead and wakes in a psychiatric hospital where healing is a weapon.
by Christopher Greyson 2024
4.30
2k+ ratings
Sanctuary
by Caryn Lix • 2018
A space prison guard discovers her hidden chip as a breakout unleashes an alien creature onboard.
3.89
2k+
Sanctuary Summary
Sanctuary 85%
A space prison guard discovers her hidden chip as a breakout unleashes an alien creature onboard.
by Caryn Lix 2018
3.89
2k+ ratings
Divided Minds
by Pamela Spiro Wagner • 2005
One twin develops schizophrenia. The other becomes a psychiatrist. A bond built for two, tested.
4.00
3k+
Divided Minds Summary
Divided Minds 85%
One twin develops schizophrenia. The other becomes a psychiatrist. A bond built for two, tested.
by Pamela Spiro Wagner 2005
4.00
3k+ ratings
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health
by Nathan Filer • 2019
A nurse turned journalist traces psychosis to its real roots: poverty, trauma, and racism.
4.28
3k+
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health Summary
This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health 85%
A nurse turned journalist traces psychosis to its real roots: poverty, trauma, and racism.
by Nathan Filer 2019
4.28
3k+ ratings
Die Physiker
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt • 1962
Feigning madness, three physicists hide a world-ending discovery from spies who share their asylum.
3.89
44k+
Die Physiker Summary
Die Physiker 85%
Feigning madness, three physicists hide a world-ending discovery from spies who share their asylum.
by Friedrich Dürrenmatt 1962
3.89
44k+ ratings
The Best Minds
by Jonathan Rosen • 2023
He was the face of schizophrenia recovery. Then he murdered his pregnant fiancée.
4.03
18k+
The Best Minds Summary
The Best Minds 85%
He was the face of schizophrenia recovery. Then he murdered his pregnant fiancée.
by Jonathan Rosen 2023
4.03
18k+ ratings
Asylum
by Madeleine Roux • 2013
His dorm is a former asylum, and something in the basement is still accepting patients.
3.64
65k+
Asylum Summary
Asylum 85%
His dorm is a former asylum, and something in the basement is still accepting patients.
by Madeleine Roux 2013
3.64
65k+ ratings
Ten Days in a Mad-House
by Nellie Bly • 1887
A reporter faked madness and got committed. Ten days among 1,600 women, freezing and starved.
3.86
25k+
Ten Days in a Mad-House Summary
Ten Days in a Mad-House 85%
A reporter faked madness and got committed. Ten days among 1,600 women, freezing and starved.
by Nellie Bly 1887
3.86
25k+ ratings
What Is Madness?
by Darian Leader • 2011
Delusions are self-repair, not error, and madness is a quiet spectrum, not a visible breakdown.
4.14
531
What Is Madness? Summary
What Is Madness? 85%
Delusions are self-repair, not error, and madness is a quiet spectrum, not a visible breakdown.
by Darian Leader 2011
4.14
531 ratings
The Myth of Mental Illness
by Thomas Szasz • 1961
Mental illness is not a brain disease: it is a language of distress, a tool of control.
3.76
2k+
The Myth of Mental Illness Summary
The Myth of Mental Illness 85%
Mental illness is not a brain disease: it is a language of distress, a tool of control.
by Thomas Szasz 1961
3.76
2k+ ratings
No One Cares About Crazy People
by Ron Powers • 2017
Two sons, schizophrenia, and a journalist's investigation into why America jails the mentally ill.
3.87
4k+
No One Cares About Crazy People Summary
No One Cares About Crazy People 85%
Two sons, schizophrenia, and a journalist's investigation into why America jails the mentally ill.
by Ron Powers 2017
3.87
4k+ ratings
5150, rue des Ormes
by Patrick Senécal • 1994
A student crashes his bike and finds a family that collects the guilty as trophies.
4.08
7k+
5150, rue des Ormes Summary
5150, rue des Ormes 85%
A student crashes his bike and finds a family that collects the guilty as trophies.
by Patrick Senécal 1994
4.08
7k+ ratings
Shutter Island
by Dennis Lehane • 2003
A grieving marshal searches a remote asylum for a patient who vanished from a locked cell.
4.14
230k+
Shutter Island Summary
Shutter Island 85%
A grieving marshal searches a remote asylum for a patient who vanished from a locked cell.
by Dennis Lehane 2003
4.14
230k+ ratings
The Center Cannot Hold
by Elyn R. Saks • 2007
Restraints, psychosis, forced medication. Then a Yale law degree and tenure, against all odds.
4.33
23k+
The Center Cannot Hold Summary
The Center Cannot Hold 85%
Restraints, psychosis, forced medication. Then a Yale law degree and tenure, against all odds.
by Elyn R. Saks 2007
4.33
23k+ ratings
Sutton Asylum
by Kinsley Kincaid • 2023
Two murderous twin lovers rule a gothic asylum until staff try to tear them apart.
3.21
2k+
Sutton Asylum Summary
Sutton Asylum 85%
Two murderous twin lovers rule a gothic asylum until staff try to tear them apart.
by Kinsley Kincaid 2023
3.21
2k+ ratings
We've Been Too Patient
by L.D. Green • 2019
Psychiatry blames brain chemistry. Survivors argue the model is the wound.
4.15
202
We've Been Too Patient Summary
We've Been Too Patient 85%
Psychiatry blames brain chemistry. Survivors argue the model is the wound.
by L.D. Green 2019
4.15
202 ratings
The Shawshank Redemption
by Stephen King • 1994
A wrongly convicted banker enters Shawshank, where the warden plans to keep him forever.
4.48
6k+
The Shawshank Redemption Summary
The Shawshank Redemption 85%
A wrongly convicted banker enters Shawshank, where the warden plans to keep him forever.
by Stephen King 1994
4.48
6k+ ratings
Satan's Affair
by H.D. Carlton • 2021
A traveling haunted house hides a woman who executes predators. Her only friends may not exist.
3.71
156k+
Satan's Affair Summary
Satan's Affair 85%
A traveling haunted house hides a woman who executes predators. Her only friends may not exist.
by H.D. Carlton 2021
3.71
156k+ ratings
Phantom Limb
by Lucinda Berry • 2016
After her fragile twin's suicide, she wakes in a psychiatric ward with scars she didn't make.
3.89
68k+
Phantom Limb Summary
Phantom Limb 85%
After her fragile twin's suicide, she wakes in a psychiatric ward with scars she didn't make.
by Lucinda Berry 2016
3.89
68k+ ratings
Sacrificial Sinners
by J. Rose • 2022
An asylum that experiments on its patients. Four broken men. One woman fighting to stay human.
4.22
8k+
Sacrificial Sinners Summary
Sacrificial Sinners 85%
An asylum that experiments on its patients. Four broken men. One woman fighting to stay human.
by J. Rose 2022
4.22
8k+ ratings
Bells
by K.G. Reuss • 2023
Four broken boys rule an asylum-academy, and the girl sent to manipulate them plays for keeps.
4.02
4k+
Bells Summary
Bells 85%
Four broken boys rule an asylum-academy, and the girl sent to manipulate them plays for keeps.
by K.G. Reuss 2023
4.02
4k+ ratings
The Long Walk
by Slavomir Rawicz • 1956
Seven prisoners escape a Soviet gulag. Four thousand miles later, four reach India.
4.24
22k+
The Long Walk Summary
The Long Walk 85%
Seven prisoners escape a Soviet gulag. Four thousand miles later, four reach India.
by Slavomir Rawicz 1956
4.24
22k+ ratings
Playground
by Aron Beauregard • 2022
Parents strapped to chairs watch their kids crawl through a playground of grinders and saws.
3.43
20k+
Playground Summary
Playground 85%
Parents strapped to chairs watch their kids crawl through a playground of grinders and saws.
by Aron Beauregard 2022
3.43
20k+ ratings
Fragments
by Nyla K. • 2023
A shy hacker and a seductive arsonist bond inside a brutal prison where trust is lethal.
4.28
4k+
Fragments Summary
Fragments 85%
A shy hacker and a seductive arsonist bond inside a brutal prison where trust is lethal.
by Nyla K. 2023
4.28
4k+ ratings
Star Wars
by Joe Schreiber • 2010
A Sith experiment spawns a zombie plague; a captured Jedi and her psychic orchid are the only cure.
3.46
9k+
Star Wars Summary
Star Wars 85%
A Sith experiment spawns a zombie plague; a captured Jedi and her psychic orchid are the only cure.
by Joe Schreiber 2010
3.46
9k+ ratings
The Graceview Patient
by Caitlin Starling • 2025
A desperate patient enters an experimental hospital where the building hungers.
3.45
3k+
The Graceview Patient Summary
The Graceview Patient 85%
A desperate patient enters an experimental hospital where the building hungers.
by Caitlin Starling 2025
3.45
3k+ ratings
The Gender War
by Bella Forrest • 2017
Imprisoned in a matriarchy, a rebel endures torture as her warden lover escapes to rescue her.
4.09
14k+
The Gender War Summary
The Gender War 85%
Imprisoned in a matriarchy, a rebel endures torture as her warden lover escapes to rescue her.
by Bella Forrest 2017
4.09
14k+ ratings
The Alcatraz Escape
by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman • 2018
An escape-room game on Alcatraz pits puzzle whiz Emily Crane against an unknown saboteur.
4.28
3k+
The Alcatraz Escape Summary
The Alcatraz Escape 85%
An escape-room game on Alcatraz pits puzzle whiz Emily Crane against an unknown saboteur.
by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman 2018
4.28
3k+ ratings
Dead I Well May Be
by Adrian McKinty • 2003
Betrayed by his crime boss, an Irish immigrant must survive a Mexican prison and plan his revenge.
3.95
5k+
Dead I Well May Be Summary
Dead I Well May Be 85%
Betrayed by his crime boss, an Irish immigrant must survive a Mexican prison and plan his revenge.
by Adrian McKinty 2003
3.95
5k+ ratings
Ward D
by Freida McFadden • 2023
A med student trapped on a locked ward with the best friend who wants her dead.
3.96
646k+
Ward D Summary
Ward D 85%
A med student trapped on a locked ward with the best friend who wants her dead.
by Freida McFadden 2023
3.96
646k+ ratings
Strangers to Ourselves
by Rachel Aviv • 2022
A diagnosis does not just name your illness. It shapes it. Five lives inside psychiatry.
4.10
15k+
Strangers to Ourselves Summary
Strangers to Ourselves 85%
A diagnosis does not just name your illness. It shapes it. Five lives inside psychiatry.
by Rachel Aviv 2022
4.10
15k+ ratings
The Devil's Castle
by Susanne Paola Antonetta • 2025
Diagnostic categories created by eugenicists to justify Nazi euthanasia still live inside the DSM.
3.28
72
The Devil's Castle Summary
The Devil's Castle 85%
Diagnostic categories created by eugenicists to justify Nazi euthanasia still live inside the DSM.
by Susanne Paola Antonetta 2025
3.28
72 ratings
Tell Me Your Dreams
by Sidney Sheldon • 1998
Haunted by a stalker, a woman finds herself accused of murders she cannot remember committing.
3.99
56k+
Tell Me Your Dreams Summary
Tell Me Your Dreams 85%
Haunted by a stalker, a woman finds herself accused of murders she cannot remember committing.
by Sidney Sheldon 1998
3.99
56k+ ratings
Mad, Bad, and Sad
by Lisa Appignanesi • 2007
Madness is a cultural script, rewritten each century, and women have always been given the lead.
3.70
957
Mad, Bad, and Sad Summary
Mad, Bad, and Sad 85%
Madness is a cultural script, rewritten each century, and women have always been given the lead.
by Lisa Appignanesi 2007
3.70
957 ratings
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre
by Philip Fracassi • 2025
At a retirement home, residents keep dying. The staff blames age. One retired teacher blames murder.
4.00
8k+
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre Summary
The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre 85%
At a retirement home, residents keep dying. The staff blames age. One retired teacher blames murder.
by Philip Fracassi 2025
4.00
8k+ ratings
I Am the Cheese
by Robert Cormier • 1977
A boy bikes alone to his father's hospital, while an interrogator dismantles his memories.
3.78
18k+
I Am the Cheese Summary
I Am the Cheese 85%
A boy bikes alone to his father's hospital, while an interrogator dismantles his memories.
by Robert Cormier 1977
3.78
18k+ ratings
One Little Nightmare
by Dawn Darling • 2023
Two broken souls in an asylum share nightmares, unaware one of them is a god.
3.62
1k+
One Little Nightmare Summary
One Little Nightmare 85%
Two broken souls in an asylum share nightmares, unaware one of them is a god.
by Dawn Darling 2023
3.62
1k+ ratings
Girl in Pieces
by Kathleen Glasgow • 2016
After a psych ward, a teenage artist falls for a musician who makes self-destruction look like love.
3.93
274k+
Girl in Pieces Summary
Girl in Pieces 84%
After a psych ward, a teenage artist falls for a musician who makes self-destruction look like love.
by Kathleen Glasgow 2016
3.93
274k+ ratings
The Eyes of the Dragon
by Stephen King • 1993
Framed for his father's murder, a prince weaves napkins into a rope to reclaim his kingdom.
3.94
148k+
The Eyes of the Dragon Summary
The Eyes of the Dragon 84%
Framed for his father's murder, a prince weaves napkins into a rope to reclaim his kingdom.
by Stephen King 1993
3.94
148k+ ratings
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