I read both Lisa Fitzgerald and 'A Child Called It' and, I agree that they are similar and both good for the same reasons. Makes it even more amazing that they where both writen completely independenty!

Out of the two, I actualy prefered Lisa Fitzgerald. It wasnt as sickening to read (which, I guess cant be helped since it was a true story), and obviously easier to relate to. Recommended to anybody with a soul.

I think such a story is not fir for everyone, in cause of much cruelty in it. It was partly hardy acceptable for me, in cause of such pain und violence happening to Lisa. I guess everyone here wish that these or even  much less cruality, by comparison to the pain in the story, never happens to her.
A good thing on that story is that it's very affecting. On the one hand I was moved to tears three times - normally such thing can't "touch" me, but it's another thing with Lisa. On the other hand I laughed many times - about Homer for example. It's like in the description.
I read it in 4 hours at a stretch. Partly I didn't want to read further, but the other part of me couldn't wait to find out what happens next early enough. The thing with Lisa's pearl necklace is very resourceful, in my opinion.
The story was partly foreseeable, but only along general lines. Commonly it was exciting to the end.
And in the end (as intend to the author I think) I began to feel a whiff of sympathy for Jack...
It feels like a dirk which pierce your heart with a following cure, but the scar last and become a part of you.
 
A real superincumbent tragedy which represents the unfairness happens to her.