by Flora Rheta Schreiber
21/08 - Page 279I must say that I am completely fascinated by this book, the strength of this woman is very inspiring. Before picking up this book I had never heard of this story before, I didn't know who Sybil was and I had definitely not seen the film. Before reading the other reviews I did not kn...
10/8 - I have been wanting to read this for nearly two decades, since I first heard about the 'case' when I was 12 or 13. In those intervening 18 years I've seen the Sally Field movie and learned the truth behind this story, but I'm still fascinated by the idea of true DID and even if I have to trea...
I loved this book, but I'm still not sure if I believe that a multiple personality disorder exists. It seems too easy to fake.
I loved this book, but I'm still not sure if I believe that a multiple personality disorder exists. It seems too easy to fake.
I was excited about reading this book and it was interesting, but the author's style of writing made it hard to get through. So, the book was okay.
More interesting for the story surrounding it and what happened after than the actual content itself. As for the book, well, it read like a bad made for television movie than a factual account of a patient suffering from a severe mental disorder.It's worth a look, but don't go in expecting much.
i've read this book a long time ago (and also made a terrible mistake: i lent it to a friend.. never got it back). It was an incredible book; there are parts that you just can believe it was based on a true story. But the truth is that when I got to the chapter of the physical abuse Sybil suffered a...
I read this over a decade ago after I'd read most of the other books in my parents's house. Not exactly the light read I was looking for but still quite good.
I read this book decades ago while working on a psychology paper in High School. This book offers good and interesting insight in mind of the suffers of multiple personality disorder.