Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson

5 reviews

abimyers_reads's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

mgbellm's review

medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual violence, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

teekeita's review against another edition

funny informative mysterious fast-paced

3.75

my partner and i have a book club and this was the first pick. it’s totally not my style of book so I didn’t know what to expect - but i quite enjoyed this! Ronson’s non-fic writing style is storytelling-led and didn’t feel like most non-fic (by white men 🫣) reads. i learned *so* much about psychology, psychiatry, and psychopaths. some of the information is quite violent though and it can be a bit jarring as it sometimes appears unexpectedly - so CW. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Mental illness, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

jjjreads's review

tense fast-paced

1.0

Does contain some interesting information, but the whole book is so alarmist it frequently borders on hysterical. Even if some of the information is technically correct, I think the way it's presented makes it impossible to learn any truth from it. Further, there is no question that this book harms people with mental health issues or disorders.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

booksthatgotmeshook's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative mysterious medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence