August 21, 2004

  • Click here for a larger image. Currently Reading: Sybil


    I was thought that "Sybil" the book is very pyscho. But after a while I start reading it since my best friend say that is the best book. Sybil is an amazing book about a young woman, who over the course of her life, was over taken by sixteen different personalities. The book starts off as Sybil the adult going to see Dr. Wilbur about her psychiatric state. Sybil has known all her life that something was strange about her but could never figure it out. She had no idea that real people with their own minds and thoughts were taking control of her body anytime they pleased. Dr. Wilbur met all the personalities and talked with them each one on one until she found out the origin of how all sixteen people came to live in one body. The main part of her state of mind was her mother. Throughout her whole life, her mother constantly made remarks about Sybil and everything she did. Sybil¡¯s other selves is what happened because of her mothers abuse. Sybil is a fascinating book were you can witness a woman about to fall apart come together through a long journey to finally becoming herself again. The best thing about Sybil was the way Flora Schreiber captured every feeling and every emotion Sybil had to offer. Schreiber is a talented writer who let the reader know exactly what was going on step by step. She showed not just how Sybil¡¯s character felt in a situation but how every other person felt. She introduced characters in a way that made you feel like you knew them even before you picked up the book. Schreiber brought you into the minds of sixteen different people, but showed you that although they were the same person, they were completely different. Sybil was excellent and I found it hard to think of what I didn¡¯t enjoy about the book. However, I did find that throughout the book it was a little difficult to follow along with the story line and all the different personalities. Although there were separations by chapter introducing the different selves, they often brought one and then another into the story line eventually mixing them all together to the point where I was a little confuse abut who was who. All in all, the book was a beautiful piece of work that everyone should experience once.