Scan barcode
A review by genderqueer_hiker
Why Is It Always about You?: The Seven Deadly Sins of Narcissism by Sandy Hotchkiss
3.0
tl;dr
I'd highly recommend the sections about personally dealing with narcissists (as that's what her training is in), but skip over her personal rants about cultural narcissism (in which she has no expertise).
---
I enjoyed reading many sections of this book. The author seems knowledgeable and approachable in regards to identifying narcissists in daily life, elements generally present in narcissists' childhoods, and practical ways to deal with them. However, I did not appreciate her perspectives on current culture. She makes broad, inaccurate statements about how our culture creates narcissists - honestly, it ended up sounding like a Baby Boomer whining about the evils of millennials and how 'selfies are ruining the world.' It was grating and didn't fit within the scope of the book. And a personal pet peeve of mine - she would present research and make statements about how the research clearly highlighted her point, when she conveniently ignored a metric ton of confounding factors and jumped to conclusions the research didn't actually indicate.
I'd highly recommend the sections about personally dealing with narcissists (as that's what her training is in), but skip over her personal rants about cultural narcissism (in which she has no expertise).
---
I enjoyed reading many sections of this book. The author seems knowledgeable and approachable in regards to identifying narcissists in daily life, elements generally present in narcissists' childhoods, and practical ways to deal with them. However, I did not appreciate her perspectives on current culture. She makes broad, inaccurate statements about how our culture creates narcissists - honestly, it ended up sounding like a Baby Boomer whining about the evils of millennials and how 'selfies are ruining the world.' It was grating and didn't fit within the scope of the book. And a personal pet peeve of mine - she would present research and make statements about how the research clearly highlighted her point, when she conveniently ignored a metric ton of confounding factors and jumped to conclusions the research didn't actually indicate.