The Minds of Billy Milligan

An incredible book; it is a story that feels like science fiction about a young man with 24 personalities and an extremely troubled life, told in minute detail.

I loved the narrative, first from an external point of view that gradually introduces us to Billy and his personalities. Then the story opens with the contribution of the Teacher, who retraces Billy’s childhood and the blanks he had, and continues with the trial and the future of this young man, thrown into prisons and mental hospitals despite the help of several doctors who took an interest in the case. Wonderfully written, a deeply tragic story. The way it renders Billy’s blanks, confusion, and poor choices…