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I liked this. Although I am not 100% certain that everyone in the vignettes was a card carrying sociopath. Stout does identify a few earmark characteristics that appear to be on the radar of many sociopaths. In all this was a very good read and her attempt to define and discuss conscience was very informative. A few psychologists have deemed the book to be pop culture alarmism and I can see why, however Stout has some very good points.

Learned some interesting facts about sociopaths. Various studies and statistics throughout the book mixed with case study type stories. Sometimes the person being featured was the sociopath and Stout would deconstruct their behavior/choices. Other times it was a victim of a sociopath who Stout counseled. Either way, the stories of how the sociopaths see the world were my favorite part of this book.

My hold finally came in so I gonna try to finish that one along with my in progress books. Also I started reading Flowers for Algernon last month on kindle but the audiobook just came available so I may restart that one. #WeeklyForecast

I would have just added the tagged book in addition to my in progress books, but I‘m still waiting on my hold (though I am first in line) so I‘m adding a couple extras in case it doesn‘t come in time. #WeeklyForecast

I have dealt with a few sociopaths in my time, unfortunately, and I felt the book showed classic examples of the types you‘re likely to meet. People may think they‘re caricatures of people but they aren‘t. This confirmed things that I saw, things that I felt, and made me grateful that I‘m not dealing with that anymore. So, if you think it‘s full of shit, you‘ve lived a pretty lucky life. Thank your lucky stars and read something else.

#audiowalk today. Finished the tagged book. Interesting read especially if you‘re interested in psychology. 📚🐕📖

I'm having complicated feelings about this book. I'm bothered by the author's ideas of sociopaths & her diagnosis of people in her client's lives as sociopaths. I'm uncertain about how she has so much knowledge of their behavior when she has had no socipaths or folks with Antisocial Personality Disorder as clients herself (as far as I can tell). The discussion of conscience was much more interesting. #BookSpin #BookSpinBonanza
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#BookSpinBonanza in order to be read! Top left is first. Let's see how far I get! I'm so excited! 😁😁😁

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I'm gonna give this #BookspinBonanza a try! Not the best pic of my books, but... I chose from my bookshelves, of course, & tried to choose books I've been wanting to read or that I had been excited about when I got them. Carry On is a reread so I can get to Wayward Son. A Fistful of Charms is also a reread as I'm trying to reread the series in anticipation of the new book coming out later this year (in May? I'm way behind).

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Monday night reads...and cookies!

Finally listening to this 👌 not usually an audiobook person, but it's pretty good so far.

Mostly dry with a few very interesting vignettes that illustrate the variety of sociopathic behaviors. We all know sociopaths. They make up 4% of the American population. They are masters of their game and thoroughly enjoy manipulation of others for their gain (and entertainment). 2/5⭐️

“1 in 25.” The scariest part is realizing even beyond this statistic, empathy & conscience is easily forgone or trumped by other social orders. Important topics.

While I enjoyed this one, I couldn't help but compare it to Confessions of a Sociopath and The Psychopath test, both of which I've read recently. The information in TSND was interesting and the case studies were compelling. If I had one complaint it would be that the case studies she used we amalgamations of many patients, which means they were basically fictional. I prefer anecdotal evidence that only alters identifying info of the subjects 3.5⭐️

This book was amazing!!! I listened to the audio and highly recommend it. Even though it was written in 2003 the information still feels so applicable. Fascinating look at sociopathic behavior, where it comes from and how to guard against it.

questioning everyone around me. 🧐

@MaleficentBookDragon I love it! Thank you!!! I‘m so pumped to read the books you picked so my #easterbasketbookswap ! This is just wonderful 🐣! I have to work today, so the ears will be coming!! 🐰 And I can‘t even lie the Peeps look sooo good! 👀
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I finished it this morning and I can say I'm sufficiently worried. It seems everyone I know is a sociopath. It has anecdotal stories to illustrate the ways people can be sociopathic, but it was a bit more textbooky than I thought it would be

1. I have Neon Angel on hold at library, it's old but I'm excited about it.
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3. Tulips
4. Black Jelly Beans and Chocolate eggs only if they are filled with peanut butter. Otherwise I'd choose neither.

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Fascinating!!!

Slight cheat on this - 11yrs, not 10. I went into this knowing these types of books play off fear & making mundane fantastical. That being said, I enjoyed it. I think it's true that many people around us have at least some traits associated with sociopathy - and that these traits may in fact lead to success for some (in competitive environments where empathy may actually hold you back.) #sadbuttrue #published10yearsago #litsy2017readingchallenge

Cool read. Perhaps a survival guide, really. By the way, you probably know a sociopath!

This was pretty dry. I also thought she was going to use actual cases that were well known and it was mostly just anecdotes based on fact. The were some interesting points made and research done but overall it just didn‘t keep my attention.

This was quite an interesting read. Lots of information and theories. Some of the writing was weighed down with double negatives, complicated metaphors and run on sentences, but overall I found it informative and thought provoking. It was also a conversation starter when I was reading it at the gym. 😂 (My cat liked it too.)

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This book had moments where I felt the author really hit the mark. Unfortunately for me I felt her "case studies" were very dumbed down and full of details she seemed to embellished to get her point across. At times I wasn't even sure I was reading a case study or if she was creating a story to make a point. She also threw bits in (like when she was at a bon fire) which for me loosely related to the book and just felt like filler.

This was a great insight into sociopathy. It seems a rather dire subject but the book closes on a very hopeful note.

Anyone else getting mentally ready for the holidays? 😐🙊✅