A review by mellowbread
The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson

funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

The people who are the right sort of mad are a bit madder than we fear we're becoming, and in a recognisable way. We might be anxious but we're not as anxious as them. We might be paranoid but we aren't as paranoid as them. We are entertained by them, and comforted that we're not as mad as they are.

Spectacularly entertaining. It was very refreshing to hear someone's take on diagnostic criteria of mental illnesses and what it means to be normal and sane. As a Psych student, it got me thinking further about the way we categorise people based on their differences, which are emphasised and labelled. The humour scattered throughout the chapters is what made me devour this in a few sittings. 
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