This book was an incredibly quick, engrossing read.
“I saw the pig hearts,” I said, as neutrally and calmly as one can say I saw the pig hearts.
It dealt with forensic psychology, specifically that of sociopaths, and was made all the more fascinating by the real world facts dropped in there.
Sociopaths make up 4 percent of the population, 12 million Americans. They are not necessarily raging criminals: most of them are charming, intelligent, and know how to mimic concern, and even love. But they lack conscience, do not feel empathy, and feel neither guilt nor shame for their behaviour. They are also expert manipulators. During childhood and adolescence, 9 percent of the sociopath population tortures or kills animals.
So why the low rating?
Well, while this is an easy book to lose yourself in, and while it appealed to this wannabe forensic investigator who’s fascinated by the psychology of serial killers, sociopaths and so on, it left a lot to be desired.
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