catsss's review against another edition
dude I literally couldn't take reading about her childhood or statistics anymore ðŸ˜
this book was so boring and I don't know what my friends saw in it
this book was so boring and I don't know what my friends saw in it
jbeesknees's review against another edition
3.0
At first this book was very interesting since I didn't know much about sociopaths or psychopaths, but the closer I got to the end, I couldn't help but start to wonder: why to make this book so long?
I bought this about a year ago from my local bookstore and immediately started reading it. The first half of the book was interesting and easy to read, but after that I knew I wouldn't learn anything new. This is one of the few books when I REALLY wanted to put the book down and never pick it up again (but I did - nothing haunts me more than an unfinihed story).
Now, after a year, I succeeded to finally get to the last page. Thank god. This story was interesting and I'm happy I read it but I wish it was easier to read.
I bought this about a year ago from my local bookstore and immediately started reading it. The first half of the book was interesting and easy to read, but after that I knew I wouldn't learn anything new. This is one of the few books when I REALLY wanted to put the book down and never pick it up again (but I did - nothing haunts me more than an unfinihed story).
Now, after a year, I succeeded to finally get to the last page. Thank god. This story was interesting and I'm happy I read it but I wish it was easier to read.
salshrem_nardea's review against another edition
3.0
Having read the goodreads reviews before reading the book, I went in thinking it was going to be bad. People say horrible things about this book, but I could see why...
It wasn't a "bad" book, but it wasn't necessarily "good" just because it wasn't bad.
I noticed a lot of reviewers did not like it because of her ego and pride in being a sociopath. Well, hello! If you read the book you would know that is a crucial symptom of sociopathy, they're all egotistic, they think they are smarter than everyone- they are outsiders looking in at a world of idiots.
This book did teach me a thing or two, but not much that I didn't previously know about sociopaths. It was just different to read about it from a first person perspective.
She states at the end that you may not be satisfied with this book because of how similar she is to "normal" people, and that perhaps you were expecting her to be an outrageous animal killer or a violent person. She's not. The point of the book is her explaining how she is able to function in society, and how common it actually is among corporate and high power offices. She attributes her "normalness" to her upbringing, which goes into a nature vs nurture debate.
I rated this book 3 stars because it is repetitive, very. And I also felt like it was unorganized, sort of like a rant at times. However it was interesting most of the time and different from what I usually read.
It wasn't a "bad" book, but it wasn't necessarily "good" just because it wasn't bad.
I noticed a lot of reviewers did not like it because of her ego and pride in being a sociopath. Well, hello! If you read the book you would know that is a crucial symptom of sociopathy, they're all egotistic, they think they are smarter than everyone- they are outsiders looking in at a world of idiots.
This book did teach me a thing or two, but not much that I didn't previously know about sociopaths. It was just different to read about it from a first person perspective.
She states at the end that you may not be satisfied with this book because of how similar she is to "normal" people, and that perhaps you were expecting her to be an outrageous animal killer or a violent person. She's not. The point of the book is her explaining how she is able to function in society, and how common it actually is among corporate and high power offices. She attributes her "normalness" to her upbringing, which goes into a nature vs nurture debate.
I rated this book 3 stars because it is repetitive, very. And I also felt like it was unorganized, sort of like a rant at times. However it was interesting most of the time and different from what I usually read.
ollieanna's review against another edition
5.0
I read this book from a recommendation from a friend, and felt manipulated and stupid because the author was a sociopath, but i guess that was her point? it was a really enjoyable read and i often quote parts from it and have such a better understanding of the mind of a sociopath even if it leaves me feeling like a victim.
georgina_bawden's review against another edition
I won't star rate because I DNFed. This got quite boring quite fast, full of the writer telling us how brilliant she is and how brilliant it is to be a sociopath which fine, but doesn't need to be this long
mountain_adventures's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
2.5
The problem with a book written by a sociopath is that the author is unreliable. The author clearly fancies themselves as clever. I did not know what to expect from this book, but it was oddly boring.Â