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Jul 19, 2022NCFG8 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This is a difficult book to rate. On one hand, this book lacks a cohesive structure, is poorly written, and the author routinely contradicts herself (she genuinely seems to lack a sense of self-awareness).This would normally warrant a very…
Jan 26, 2018ArapahoeAnnaL rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
An insightful and chilling book. Absolutely fascinating!
May 08, 2017
If you've ever wanted to get in the mind of someone else, read this. Some of it is very unsettling, dear reader, and it will make you think hard about your own humanity.
Mar 22, 2016
Ah, I couldn't finish this. Too self-aggrandizing and hence extremely boring. I'd thought it might be interesting to see into the mind of a sociopath. I was wrong. (I did find it interesting that she was actually diagnosed as a psychopath…
Aug 26, 2015som rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A fascinating book.
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Nov 07, 2014Cynthia_N rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Interesting book. I really liked the final few chapters where the author talks about studies done with children and the possibility of raising her own children.
Jul 27, 2014tashaj220 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Interesting. It made me think, "Perhaps we all have a streak of the sociopathic in us...." It was a pretty interesting book, for sure!! Liked it.
Jun 14, 2014ideaLAB_Mandy rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I agree with many of the other commenters' criticisms of the book (jumps around, too much about her), but would argue that's what makes it so interesting as a look into the mind of a sociopath. It probably reflects her motives for writing…
May 29, 2014BruceTrentNewman rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I found the author of this book to be rather unlikeable. I'm glad I don't know her.
Apr 26, 2014
if your looking for a better book on this I would strongly recommend " The Gates of Janus" by Ian Brady. it is hard to find in a public library, but worth the effort in terms of content.
Feb 06, 2014KateHillier rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I am not surprised that I had trouble getting through this book but not for the reasons that I think most would think. It started out as fascinating. There are parts of the narrator I identify with and parts of that I certainly do not and…
Feb 05, 2014smichal rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
This book is supposed to give insight into the mind of a sociopath. If you have known a disordered type of person or read about them, you know their characteristics already. The author repeatedly mentions how brilliant she is, and what a…
Nov 20, 2013
" She describes growing up in a large Mormon family and how her religious practices continued into adulthood..." I've yet to meet a Mormon who was not a sociopath!
Nov 20, 2013claireswazey rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Hmmm...what to say about this book. It has some (albeit limited) relevance from a sociological perspective. These days, it's quite de rigeur to try to get into the heads of sociopaths, whether criminal or non criminal. After a while,…
em_picea
Oct 15, 2013em_picea rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I agree with you annanina, I'm roughly half way through this book and about to return it. It's not at all as interesting as I thought it would be. The self-aggrandizing gets tedious very quickly.
Sep 19, 2013annanina rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I read about half of it and returned it to the library. It is unbelievably, atrociously boring. It is filled with the pages upon pages of endless, repetitious analysis of everything and everybody and mostly her precious self. It is…
Aug 16, 2013labrys rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A delicious look inside the mind of a sociopath. While the author is in all likihood an unreliable narrator, she is also intelligent, charming and an entertaining writer. She tells her first person account with verve and dark humour. …
ksoles
Aug 04, 2013ksoles rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
How many books out there describe life as a sociopath from the point of view of a sociopath? None until the recent release of "Confessions of a Sociopath," a memoir that attempts to dispel myths and stereotypes about the diagnosis. The…