The more I got to know about Sybil and the strange ways her unconscious had devised to help her cope with her abusive childhood, the more I felt like I was losing my own mind. Not to mention that most of the conversations in the book were probably transcribed from tapes.īut despite slightly distracting writing quality imperfections, this book was completely absorbing. I am sure this is mostly due to the fact that the author (Flora Rheta Schreiber) was a psychiatrist, and this was one of her first (only?) novels. A little too clinical in the language, and a little lacking in the dramatic elements. (Good thing there was nobody around to hear me except for Magnum).Īs far as writing style, I wouldn't say it was the best. When I was reading the sections describing what she had done to her daughter, I was literally beating my head with the book and saying "That's so fucked up!" out loud. However, I had no concept of the extent or the perversity of Sybil's mother's abuse which had been the prime instigation for Sybil's dissociations. The name "Sybil" is very well known, and carries some stigma, in pop culture. I have never seen the movie but, of course, knew what I was in for when I got the book.
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