Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us, Library Edition

from Sarah_Buckley

I really liked this book. Every once-in-a-while I like to break up my endless Sci-fi/Fantasy reading with some non-fiction. I try to pick interesting subjects, and this was one of them. I like the look at what makes a psychopath and how they definition gets muddled in film and tv. I'd recommend t...

from DrT

Without conscience is an interesting and important book about psychopathy. It does a good job elucidating some real life examples, takes us down the road of depravity of Antisocial people. It is non gender specific and it takes its toll in many ways in the victims and perpetrators. I see this boo...

from johnleach

Very interesting subject matter, but told in a trashy and sensationalist manner, which is a bit hard going.

from Aug3Zimm

First part was interesting and an easy read but it did make me feel a little weird that fictional characters were used alongside actual people as examples of psychopaths. Around the halfway point, I started to feel like it was an infomercial for the author's checklist and my attention wandered. T...

from jntjesussaves

Writing: 4.0; Theme: 4.5; Content: 4.5; Language: 3.0; Overall: 4.5; This was an interesting book written by one who specializes in psychopathy. He shares with his readers the many aspects of this troubling condition. Those who have this condition show forth certain characteristics that are notic...