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hollietoftx's review against another edition
3.0
I love listening to this sort of stuff, it's just SO interesting. This was a really in depth insight into the mind of a murderer, although I did feel some of it a little repetitive and monotonous.
karuzelanakoparce's review against another edition
3.0
DNF 75% Całkiem ciekawe historie psychiatry sądowego tonące jednak w morzu detali z życia autora - jak to sobie przyciął drzwiami palec, albo jak testował stołówki więzienne i która jest najlepsza, o zajęciach pozalekcyjnych i treningach sportowych swoich dzieci, jaki lubi nosić krawat. Ostatnie 25% książki nie było warte, żeby przebijać się przez tego typu duperele.
peargirl23's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.75
piedwarbler's review against another edition
4.0
A wide-ranging and engrossing study of the author’s career in forensic psychiatry. Lots of insights into narcissism, psychopathy, alcoholism and drugs, terrorism, misogyny, and jealousy as motivators to violent crime and murder.
Just occasionally I felt there was too much extraneous detail, and too much going off at a tangent. For example, a half page of writing about Maxine Carr didn’t really go anywhere, and I couldn’t see the reason for including it in the book. However, what I found most interesting was the author’s views on the multiple risk factors for murder and the impact of poor parental attachment in the first 18 months of life.
An important book in aiding our understanding of the impact of government policy in trying to tackle high murder rates.
I was particularly struck by the author’s comment: “If you aren’t a feminist, you will be by the time you finish this book”. Dr Richard Taylor seems a very humane and empathic person; exactly the sort of doctor we need.
Just occasionally I felt there was too much extraneous detail, and too much going off at a tangent. For example, a half page of writing about Maxine Carr didn’t really go anywhere, and I couldn’t see the reason for including it in the book. However, what I found most interesting was the author’s views on the multiple risk factors for murder and the impact of poor parental attachment in the first 18 months of life.
An important book in aiding our understanding of the impact of government policy in trying to tackle high murder rates.
I was particularly struck by the author’s comment: “If you aren’t a feminist, you will be by the time you finish this book”. Dr Richard Taylor seems a very humane and empathic person; exactly the sort of doctor we need.