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chelseatm's review against another edition
5.0
It's another fantastic book by Jon Ronson. It's well-balanced, smart , and sewn together wonderfully. He creates a concise insight into the world of mental illness and psychiatry. I highly recommend this book.
katykelly's review against another edition
4.0
First of all, I'll say that Jon Ronson's audio recording didn't add to the book, I just didn't get on with his voice. Not his fault, but I didn't enjoy his narration. Would have enjoyed it more in print I think.
Still, a fascinating ride through the recent history of madras detection and cure, shocking at times. Tony's story reminded me a little of Catch-22, the history of the DSM volumes illuminating.
Still, a fascinating ride through the recent history of madras detection and cure, shocking at times. Tony's story reminded me a little of Catch-22, the history of the DSM volumes illuminating.
janagaton's review against another edition
2.0
I was expecting a lot more intrigue and a better writing style. Some parts managed to capture my attention, but the awful dialogue execution and redundancy threw me off and caused me to take SO long to get through this one. I guess it didnt help that I also just finished reading The Killer Across the Table, which I loved reading and which is about serial killers, and I couldn't help but compare the two since the layouts are very similar. I learned a handful of things from this book, nonetheless, but it's not one I would necessarily recommend.
ayerite's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
jyeetreads's review against another edition
4.0
As an anxious person, this book was a great balance of comic and serious while delivering a relatively trigger-heavy subject in a consumable way - no diminishing or dramatizing the stories and studies around psychopathy. For the most part it was just so interesting, and I have to remind myself that these people are indeed real. 4 stars bc I was getting a lil bored in the middle of the second half of book but it picked up!