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

Mar 13, 2014 23:04

Psychopaths and the crazy, neurotic people who study them.


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twasadark March 15 2014, 00:08:43 UTC
Great review! I, too, read (well, listened on audiobook) to The Psychopath Test and it led me to listen as well to Stout's book. I agree that her analysis was more thorough and helpful. Ronson's book was more entertainment than education, I suppose. I'm a bit fascinated with psychopaths after experiencing these two books, and have another in the queue to read too. Human nature ... endlessly frightening/fascinating!

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indigo_mouse March 15 2014, 16:38:07 UTC
The blurb had me wondering if this was a fiction, or non-fiction:

"Jon Ronson's exploration of a potential hoax being played on the world's top neurologists takes him, unexpectedly, into the heart of the madness industry."

Sounds like a great premise for a novel.

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