His Bright Light- book report
This is the story of Nick Traina, one of Danielle Steele's sons. He was a manic-depressant. Danielle Steele says that this book is "a story of an illness, a fight to live, and a race against death." And she wrote it in "hopes of helping someone else." I think that Danielle Steele wrote this book for the previous reasons and as a way to help her get through the lose of her son, by writing down her memories of him. She included many songs and letters written by her son in the book and a few letters written by herself. She has also been the victim of bad press in the past and maybe this was a way to get her son's story out to the public, before the media got any ideas. Danielle Steele wanted the reader to feel the love and hope for her son like she had felt. This was the story of a young man that, statistically, was to go places in life. He had everything that one could wish for: intelligence, good looks, charm, and a wealthy, loving family. There was one problem. Although he had everything on the outside to make him successful, Nick had something hidden inside him that only surfaced briefly throughout his life, until it finally consumed him. It was manic-depression. No matter how well he did or how he felt, this disease
Overall, I thought the book was alright. I really thought that the book could've been summed up in a magazine article. Along with Julies help, Danielle Steele finally convinced a doctor to put Nick on some kind of drug that would help fight his depression. Every time I picked up the book I felt deja vu. Or is my Aunt tired of trying to handle her? That's a touchy family subject. Being consistent with taking his medication proved to be the hardest of all. I wonder if a group type of therapy would have worked for Nick, at least someway for him to see that he wasn't alone. Julie was a psychiatrist that Nick finally felt comfortable with. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**. Even though they finally found the medication that worked for Nick's disease, keeping him on it was another battle. This book showed the reader that money can't always buy a cure. Countless shrinks, vacations, schools, etc. I read the book in sections: pages 1 through 65, 66 through 130, 131 through 240, then to the end.
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