I would have given the book a 4 out of 5 rating, but unfortunately it was too noticeable that the author absolutely isn’t a professional writer. I just started reading “Eating Animals” by Jonathan Safran Foer and the difference couldn’t have been bigger, the 2 books seem like 2 absolutely different worlds judging by the flow of the written text.

What I would criticize about it during the main reading process, was the fact that it seemed a bit repetitive to me. A better job could have been done at dividing the different topics that have been approached in separate chapters instead of speaking about them over and over again. The style also seemed like one of the weaker points – it was difficult to stay within the story, making me pick it up and put down endless times. It didn’t flow fluently but was more like a flow of thoughts, abruptly interrupted from time to time.

Nevertheless, what did leave a positive impression on me in the end, was finding out about the topic of sociopathy, which was the reason of why I have picked up the book in the first place. The way it ended was also a surprising one – it was extremely thought provoking. You wouldn’t be able to start with a new book straight afterwards, you almost long for sitting down and digesting it for a bit. In my opinion, there is a lesson to be learned from the entire story, which is to reflect more on people and try to understand them all in an individual way, just as sociopaths do. To understand emotions, what they are evoked by, the different motivations in life and to accept people for the way they are. That conclusion was what stopped me for a while, processing of what I have just read through.

All in all, I would definitely suggest this book to everyone who is interested in the topic of sociopathy and for those who want to understand human behaviour better.

★★★☆☆ (3/5)