When Rabbit Howls - Truddi Chase

I read this book for the first time about three years ago. I have re-read it about 5 times since. It is a difficult book to read and hard to follow in places, but is compelling if you enjoy psycological type books. It has a horrifying facination and keeps you going back to read it again. Each time I read it I find something that I missed the previous time. It is difficult to believe that someone can have all those personalities inside them, but it is easy to understand how they happened given the level of abuse suffered. I must admit to wondering after each reading what happened to Trudi and what sort of life she was able to lead after the abuse and after the ...  Read the complete review

(NOTE: This book doesn't belong under the category kids, it should be under the category academic/psychology. I asked the dooyoo-people to replace it, but it might take a while. Please don't read on if you are looking for a book for your kids!) A truly devastating book. Not an easy read at all; be warned. From the age of two until the age of sixteen Truddi Chase was raped by her step-father. Her own personality couldn't cope, froze - and she developed an array of persons, living in her body. These persons represented and defended the child towards the world. The grown up Truddi Chase wasn't aware of her situation for a long while, ...  Read the complete review