Book Reviews: Story of a Sociopath

Julia Navarro is a fine author whose books I have enjoyed. This book is a complete departure from her other novels. It is good and well written and she has the knack of keeping the many characters who move in and out of the story fresh in your mind. The prime character Thomas Spencer is a sociopath and appears on just about every page in the book. The book is over 800 pages long and details how a sociopath deals with people in his life and it starts with childhood and continues to well into adult life. It is intriguing how the author attempts to convey what a life a person with such a devastating personal disorder must be like. A method she uses throughout the book is to have Spencer explain to the reader what he is really thinking as opposed to what he is doing. I found those parts of the book informative when trying to understand the mind of a sociopath. All in all a fine although lengthy read.