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gretchenplz's review
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Listen. This was an enthralling memoir that I absolutely devoured.
However, I can't help but feel a little... off about the whole thing. At some point around 50%, I started getting the feeling that was a bit... weird. I couldn't help but feel like I was being manipulated. That I wasn't getting the full truth. Then a delve into the internet to try to find out more about Patric came up pretty empty. I'm ok with writing under a pseudonym and disguising details, but when the topic is sociopathy... It just left me uneasy.
This isn't to say that the memoir wasn't well-written or interesting. I really did enjoy it. I just also have to take it with a grain of salt.
However, I can't help but feel a little... off about the whole thing. At some point around 50%, I started getting the feeling that was a bit... weird. I couldn't help but feel like I was being manipulated. That I wasn't getting the full truth. Then a delve into the internet to try to find out more about Patric came up pretty empty. I'm ok with writing under a pseudonym and disguising details, but when the topic is sociopathy... It just left me uneasy.
This isn't to say that the memoir wasn't well-written or interesting. I really did enjoy it. I just also have to take it with a grain of salt.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty
Moderate: Animal death, Self harm, and Stalking
Minor: Child abuse
dblue236's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
2.0
I got through about a third of this without much issue. It reads like fiction, and I'm inclined to think that most of it is, but it was more or less harmless and generally entertaining. But the more I read, the more I disliked the author, and the more off-putting the book became. By a little more than halfway through, I had to give up. I don't find her believable, I don't like her, and I just couldn't justify investing any more of my time.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Child abuse, Bullying, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Animal death, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
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