by Matt Ruff
Fan-fucking-tastic. Two characters with DID (well, MPD; the book's old and outdated), one with awareness and having been in therapy for years, one with no idea what's going on. Incredibly well-written. I don't really know what exactly to say about it or what makes it so well-written but it was j...
"I was dead. That in itself didn't concern me much. I'd never been afraid of death. Of dying, yes; of a painful end, or a premature one - important things left undone - definitely. But the thought of actually being dead held no particular terror for me. I remembered the moment of my birth, and hav...
Andy Gage, original owner of the body, is dead. The main character of this novel is Andrew, one of the souls that now inhabits the body and has control of it most of the time. His father is Aaron, another soul and the leader of the house in the body's head wherein countless other souls reside. If ...
Much better than Sybil. Makes me want to marathon The United States of Tara.
You'd think a book that has 2 multiple personality individuals would be confusing with all their alters, but the author keeps it simple. Interesting and feels "realistic", even tho I don't have MPD.
I dearly loved this book, and thought Ruff chose an interesting path with his story. I no longer believe in the diagnosis of Multiple Personality Disorder, but it makes for one hell of a story.
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