Tales From An Asylum

This is quite an interesting read and is structured in such a way as to keep you focused, with many different narrators and stories. It’s kind of weird, though, so people expecting a structured, linear plot should look elsewhere. But in terms of interesting ideas and intriguing writing styles, this is definitely worth the time.

Interesting memoir written in a way that actually feels different from all the other ones. Kind of reminded me of Operators and Things not sure if that's what they were going for but I really enjoyed it.

I liked this book.I think it has a good premise and it kept my attention. I think the story was unlike anything I've read before which I liked. I had to zoom in on the NetGalley app to be able to read any of the text because the book was scanned 2 pages at a time which wasn't ideal but that's my only complaint. If you have a print copy or that issue gets fixed, I would reccomend this book. 9/10 and a reccomendation. Special 'Thank You' to the author, publisher and NetGalley for allowing me a complimentary copy of the E-Book in exchange for an honest review.

We live in a world of stereotypes, engraved into our minds, passed on from adult to child to friend to media. In this, we lose touch with the empathy and understanding needed to truly, and with the greatest sense of humanity, consider others. Steven Leshays, "Tales From An Asylum" gives a human look into a place full of those society might deem misfits, might consider only by our labels of them- and, he tell their stories, reminding us of their humanity. Each story within the novel introduces us to someone, almost glaringly, and allows us to get to know them. Each allows us to step into the room of a place many will never have to, but many will, and must understand.
I loved the perspective, in its multiple forms, given to readers in picking up "Tales From An Asylum".

This "memoir" is unlike any other, as the book title states. It follows the life of the author from 1940-2043. It has a lot of interesting history thrown in there with some glimpses into what our future may look like in a few decades. This was a very immersive book and it was fun to read about the author's life from the perspective of 12 different characters. I was expecting this to stories from an actual asylum, but was not disappointed.

"Tales From An Asylum" gives a human look into a place full of those society might deem misfits, might consider only by our labels of them- and, he tell their stories, reminding us of their humanity. Each story within the novel introduces us to someone, almost glaringly, and allows us to get to know them. Each allows us to step into the room of a place many will never have to, but many will, and must understand.