I loved this book!
Patric tells us stories of her own life, and brings up a very important conversation on being diagnosed and sharing your diagnosis. The world is extremely hypocritical when it comes to mental and emotional health. People have double standards, ableist expectations, and preconceived notions, and this book gives plenty of examples of how that hurts the ones who are different. But it also gives plenty of examples of taking positive steps toward helping yourself if you are different. 

I see a lot of reviews complaining that Patric's socioeconomic background made her sociopathic personality, basically, a non-problem for her and that is why she lives a relatively "normal" life as opposed to the stereotypical expectation for a sociopath. I think these people forgot the fact that it's a memoir, and that she has no obligation to have had the worst life in order for her story to be worth being told. She's trying to help other sociopaths by changing the narrative on what being a sociopath means, not trying to be the one speaking for all sociopaths. I really liked that she talked about it being on a spectrum, like autism and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. Having an "emotional learning disability" is simple, easy to understand and relate to. 

Another major criticism I've seen in multiple places is her credibility. To be honest, I don't really care if she has a PhD or not. She has well developed thoughts and theories, and I didnt read this book as a textbook, so it doesn't matter to me if she has a degree. 

I'd recommend this book to anyone who has been judged, misunderstood, or underestimated because their mind works differently than most people's. And I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to understand what it feels like to have a mind that works differently. This book isn't only about being a sociopath. There is so much to relate to. I love that she embraces herself as she is and underlines the difference between the neurology and behavior. Everyone has different ways of understanding and relating to the world around them, and everyone's mind is beautiful. There's always more than one way to look at everything and Patric beautifully flips the narrative on sociopaths.