While You Were Out: An Intimate Family Portrait of Mental Illness in an Era of Silence by Meg Kissinger

BATB score: 6/10 🙄

Best to: mental illness runs in the family from alcoholic mother, to bipolar brother, to two siblings committing suicide

BATB lingering thought: interesting, mental illnesses have been around since 1980s, has it gotten worse or just more vocal or both

Best as: a memoir written by Meg Kissinger for Meg Kissinger to reminisce and make peace with everything

Best for: it would have been more enjoyable if you knew the Kissinger, if not it’s too long and wordy

Best quote: “Only love and understanding can conquer this disease.”