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coralinejones 's review for:
Sociopath
by Patric Gagne
Unfortunately, this didn't work for me and I don't believe much of what this author has written. I did some research on Gagne a few chapters into reading because I had gotten skeptical of her, and I can't say with confidence that she is a credible source for sociopathic behavior and sociopathic research. There's not much science here, and that's okay since this is a memoir, but this memoir in particular is just mediocre. The conversations she has with others do not feel realistic. There's very little that feels researched and honest, and many others have felt the same way.
I don't want to be mean. I don't want to say this author isn't a sociopath as that's not my place. However, she has extremely questionable credentials; I had to take everything with a grain of salt.
There's a very intriguing Reddit thread about how suspicious this author is and well written reviews (Particularly those that are 1-2 stars in rating) that explain better than me. Basically, what I found out was:
I don't want to be mean. I don't want to say this author isn't a sociopath as that's not my place. However, she has extremely questionable credentials; I had to take everything with a grain of salt.
There's a very intriguing Reddit thread about how suspicious this author is and well written reviews (Particularly those that are 1-2 stars in rating) that explain better than me. Basically, what I found out was:
- Gagne may or may not hold an actual PhD. She went to an unaccredited college and nobody can find any information on her studies, her scholarship; nothing.
- Again, not much science to back much of what she's saying despite being a therapist for others with sociopathic tendencies. She uses outdated terms and is very inconsistent in her feelings about sociopaths. However, in her defense, I took this as a poorly written way to show her growth and knowledge on being a sociopath as she's gotten older. Others see this as sketchy and fraudulent.
- She claims not to care about people's feelings, as sociopaths don't, but as you read... You can tell she does care. She cares a lot. She claims she doesn't but she does.
There's more but I highly encourage skimming through other detailed reviews to get an idea why so many
of us are 50/50 with this novel. It's an entertaining read (even though, in my opinion, by the time Gagne is an adult this whole thing gets extremely repetitive and, she, gets extremely annoying), but feels fictitious more than anything else. I would not be surprised if, at some point, she gets exposed for actually writing a semi-fiction novel than a memoir.