Anders Breivik began his criminal activities at in his teenage years. He was found to have painted graffiti all around the community. He became involved in several groups, essentially becoming a neo-Nazi. He published texts outlining his ideologies and hatred toward specific groups of people before then going on a mission of murder. He detonated a car bomb in the government district of Oslo, Norway, on July 22, 2011. This blast killed eight people and injured over 200 more. He then went to a youth camp, systematically shooting people. He killed 69 and injured 32 more there. One of those killed was the step-brother of the Crown Princess of Norway. He was apprehended without incident the same day and transported to jail. He was tried and convicted, receiving a 21 year stint in prison.

I had never heard of this incident, despite it occurring not all that long ago. This book was very informative and covered the ideology and motivation behind these attacks in a way that was easy to follow. Living where I live, ideology like this is pretty common, and it has always interested me how and why people are drawn to this type of thinking and abhorrent behavior. Despite the content and morbidity level, this was a very good book.