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Read in October, 2009
I'm not really sure how to rate this book. I had a hard time putting it down - it is a fascinating story, and Baer's description of how his patient, Karen, had created so many alternate personalities and how they functioned in different areas of her life was intriguing.
It is also a harrowing story. Karen created her alternate personalities to cope with truly horrific abuse. I found myself repeatedly not wanting to believe her stories of what happened - not because she isn't credible...more
It is also a harrowing story. Karen created her alternate personalities to cope with truly horrific abuse. I found myself repeatedly not wanting to believe her stories of what happened - not because she isn't credible...more
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Read in October, 2009
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anyone interested in the human mind
It's hard to rate this book. Is the writing quality amazing? Certainly not. But does it need to be to be? Perhaps it's more compelling, more personal, more real as a clinical report, lacking any disguises or prettying up or hovering in places to prey upon the emotions of the reader.
The story itself is amazing, verging on the literally incredible, and I'm amazed by whatever it is in our mind's structure that allows it to complete this feat of splintering, creating new people, orga...more
The story itself is amazing, verging on the literally incredible, and I'm amazed by whatever it is in our mind's structure that allows it to complete this feat of splintering, creating new people, orga...more
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