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Summary: Huh?
Review: I seemed to try to find a deeper meaning to this book...and maybe I'm paranoid but I think all her friends might have tried to drive Lisa crazy so they could have her boyfriend...atleast maybe Betsy did...anyone else think this at all?
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Summary: Interesting
Review: This book was OK, a little too short of a book for my usual liking. I liked the events in it which took place but I wish it would have been more from Lisa's point of view. Maybe they could have switched around a little more. Lisa was by far my favorite character and i loved how they portrayed Lisa's mental conditions. It's definetly worth reading though. So check it out.
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Summary: Review
Review: Lisa, Bright and Dark by John Neufeld is a great book to read and enjoy. It lets you in on the journey of someone who is moving slowly towards the world of madness. Lisa Shilling is experiencing mental problems of which seem to put her as an outcast at school. Some of her closest friends, Mary Nell, Betsy and Elizabeth realize that there is a problem. They seek to find answers in their own "group therapy" everyday after school. Although the students see that Lisa has a problem, Lisa's parents deny the facts that are given to them. Through out the book Lisa makes situations worse just to try to prove it to her parents that she needs help. Many of the other adults know what's going on because of the involvement of their kids, but find it best to stay out of it. Lisa's parents finally give in to the problem after Lisa hurts herself another time. They agree to seek help and things start to turn around for the better. The author did a good job showing that sometimes parents don't want to understand but if you push hard enough they will give in. Great details get you involved with the realistic situation and can allow you to think about these issues. This is a wonderful book if you want to experience new uncommon issues.
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Summary: Perhaps of Interest to Psychology Enthusiasts...
Review: Imagine if you were a bright, beautiful, and popular teenager from a rich family. Now imagine that you are going crazy but your parents are too insecure to admit it and are in fierce denial of the situation. Imagine that your teachers will not do anything about your insanity because they are too scared of your parents. Imagine desperately trying to find a way to call out for help when most authority figures ignore you. This is the situation that Lisa finds herself in. It is her friends who try to remedy the situation and save Lisa from herself. I found this book to be both dated and implausible though perhaps more possible thirty years ago than today... I am not positive. The story is trying in the beginning but ended decently. For teens interested in psychological novels, this book might prove to be a pleasing read. I do believe I would more likely recommend Cut by Patricia McCormick and Stop Pretending: What Happened When my Big Sister Went Crazy by Sonya Sones. Crazy James
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Summary: So good, it could be true
Review: This story was very realistic. It's the story of a girl named Lisa and her friends who want to save her from her inner demons. One second, Lisa will be as happy as can be...the next, she'll be suicidal. Friends try to convince her parents that there is something wrong, but they refuse to listen. No one really takes the problem as seriously as Lisa and her friends do, but eventually they find Lisa help...and prove that friends can save a person's life.
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Summary: This is my favorite book
Review: While being a well written, weel edited book, it shows u the real word through someone DIFFERENT. I am like this girl, my name happens to be Lisa also. I love it so much, I've read it 200 times at least. I have two copies and they are all worn. I love the book, I tell everyone to read it and nothing else has compared to it. A MUST READ!!!! read please read. I love it!
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Summary: BEST BOOK!!!!
Review: i luv this book caus eit helped me find myself and kno that i was like that. I think its a really educational and fun book to read, u can not put it down...ive read it 50 times at the least! I LUV IT AND U WILL TOO!!!!
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Summary: Run, don't walk away from this book.
Review: This book is terrible. Just terrible. There's nothing more to say.
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Summary: Zero Stars
Review: This book ...! It was VERY poorly written and hard to get through. It's in one of Lisa's friend's point of view, so by the end of the book you still know nothing about what "Lisa's world" is like! The whole plot is just Lisa's friends trying to get her to a psyciatrist, which they finally do in the end. Don't read this book, it's a complete waste of time!
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Summary: Lisa Bright and Dark
Review: Lisa Bright and Dark is the tear-jerking tale of Lisa Shillings' descent into madness. This was one of those books that stops and makes you think about how awful it must be to be slowly going insane while the only people who carry enough about you to do anything are your friends while your parents lay back and do nothing. It hurts me to think that anyone should not only have to suffer the pain of not being "sane" but also of having your family not give a damn whether or not you live or die. This book really stirred up a lot of emotions for me not only because I know quite a bit about psychology but also because I know that Lisa's parents and teachers had the power to help her but instead left it up to her friends. I really think that Neufeld does an excellent job of making you pity Lisa. Even though this book is set in the 1960's it is still just as meaningful now, almost 40 years later, as it was then. The part of this book that made me feel the most emotion is the fact that even though Lisa told her parents she was going mad they did nothing, nothing at all. This sort of made me realize how much easier people growing up now have it. Even if your parents don't seem to listen or care about your mental health there are places online and hotlines where you can get help. I totally felt Lisa's pain, not the pain of going mad but the pain of having those closest to you not believe you. If you don't read this book you are really cheating yourself out of one of the most influential pieces of literature written this century. Even if you don't read this book for yourself read it for the Lisas of the world.
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