Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight

from brokenangelkisses

Unreliable narrators fascinate me and other people's psychological states intrigue me. So it's not surprising that when I spotted 'Confessions of a Sociopath' it went straight onto my wish list. What's it about? M.E. Thomas is (apparently) a successful American law professor writing about her soc...

from LibraryCin

3.5 stars The author is a sociopath and wants to describe it to others. She is not violent, but she doesn't feel things the way other people do. She talks about her life and what makes her different from “normal” people. I thought she did a good job explaining. I have read other books that tel...

from SonjaYoerg

As an empath, I have mixed feelings about this book. (Ha!) The first third is crazy good, (okay, I'll stop now) as the author tells us about her life, her family and the peculiar landscape that is her mind. I was fascinated with how she uses her intellect to create emotional props with which to e...

from Laurenbdavis

I've met more than a few sociopaths in my time and some of them have written books, but this is the first book I've read by someone who defines herself as a sociopath and sets out to demystify the condition. That, alone, makes it an interesting premise for a book and this book is certainly intrig...

from coloradogirl14

Once again, the cover grabbed me. I mean, how can I not pick up a book with a cover that looks like that? This book has garnered a fair amount of attention for its premise: a memoir written by a diagnosed sociopath, who promises insights into her condition - how her thought processes work, why sh...