A Mind That Found Itself vs The last asylum: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Psychiatric Hospitals, Mental disorders, Mental illness, Mental Health, Mentally ill, Biography & Memoir
A Mind That Found Itself
This book tells the story of a young man who is gradually enveloped by a psychosis. His well-meaning family commits him to a series of mental hospitals, but he is brutalized by the treatment, and his moments of fleeting…
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The last asylum
In the late 1970s, Barbara Taylor, then an acclaimed young historian, began to suffer from severe anxiety. In the years that followed, Taylor's world contracted around her illness. Eventually, she was admitted to what…
The verdict
- Readers rate A Mind That Found Itself highest: A Mind That Found Itself 3.8 · The last asylum 3.6.
- A Mind That Found Itself is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for The last asylum.
- The last asylum has the widest readership — 622 ratings behind its score.
- A Mind That Found Itself reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 173 times.
- The last asylum runs the darker storyline; A Mind That Found Itself stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
A Mind That Found Itself
≈ 2h vs 5h for The last asylum
New to the genre?
The last asylum
Moderate vs Challenging for A Mind That Found Itself
In the mood for something dark?
The last asylum
a darker storyline than A Mind That Found Itself
Want something lighter?
A Mind That Found Itself
an easier tone than The last asylum
Want the literary heavyweight?
A Mind That Found Itself
cited 173 times vs 21 for The last asylum
Scores by source
| A Mind That Found Itself | The last asylum | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (516) | 3.6 (622) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (10) | — |
Reception
| A Mind That Found Itself | The last asylum | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 516 | 622 |
| Editions | 133 | 6 |
| Citations | 173 | 21 |
| Want to read | 1882 | 2178 |
| Reading it now | 192 | 48 |
| Written reviews | 60 | 73 |
| Pages | 132 | 307 |