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Sociopath by Patric Gagne

4 reviews

peggydean's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Addiction, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

Moderate: Animal death, Self harm, and Stalking

Minor: Child abuse

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexism, Mental illness, Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Cursing, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug use, Self harm, Addiction, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, and Misogyny

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I loved this memoir! What a fascinating look into the mind of a sociopath. Patric Gagne offers so much insight into how her mind works and debunks a lot of misconceptions that people may have about sociopathy while detailing her life in stories that are often heartbreaking, laugh out loud funny, and just plain interesting food for the brain. I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Death of parent, Self harm, and Death

Minor: Murder and Blood