2017 Reading: The Psychopath Test

#10 A book with a cat on the cover

This book was completely different than what I thought it was going to be. I don't really know what I had in mind, but this had a lot more to do with Scientology than I expected. I was not aware that Scientologists were very much opposed to the idea of psychiatrists and diagnosed mental disorders. It did, however provide some great insights into psychopathy.

I've read books on the subject before, but this one put all of that knowledge into perspective for me in terms of how many people identify as psychopathic and how many can be considered on the spectrum.

I was also happy to get the Hare Checklist. I honestly don't think that I would ever really look into the list to see if I could spot a psychopath in my everyday life. That's one of those things that I just don't need to know.

2017 Reading: Ted Bundy: Conversations with a Killer

#2 A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long

I think at some point I read, like, a third of this book and then I put it down and just never picked it up again. I don't know why and it's been long enough that I don't remember a single thing about it so starting over from the beginning would not be that big of a deal AND it would finally get it off my TBR list. Yay!

Ha! It's funny, but what Ted says about religion is kind of what I feel about it as well:

"[...] I believe in a higher power or force, which is 

above and beyond, perhaps, even our comprehension. 

The gods of the religions around the world are real in that 

they represent something that a man reaches out for, 

that's larger and more powerful than he. Unfortunately, 

those who do not fully comprehend that power, attempt to 

create God in man's image and clothe it. Man's urges and 

desires and passions in God end up being, us, a personality. 

Which seems totally foreign to reality." (pg 207)

2017 Reading: Get A Life

#26 A book by an author from a country you've never visited

Another book on the shelf that I have been waiting to get out of the running. I've read nearly all of his other books so I figured, why not this one, too? And Canada is somewhere that I have never visited. So there.

Having been to Comic Con a few times as well as some other fan convention similar to it, I can pretty much feel where he was trying to go with this book. It's completely different from a fan's perspective than it is for the celebrities. Though I can't tell you who has the better side of the deal (unless you're talking money-wise, and then it is DEFINITELY the celebs. Cons are EXPENSIVE AF!)

Hearing about him going around cons with a rubber mask was kind of hilarious.

2017 Reading: Lethal Lolita

#51 A book about a difficult topic

This was another one of those books that's been siting on my shelf for a while and I needed an excuse to check it off my list.

I can honestly say that I was not very aware of the particulars of this case, I mean, you hear the names and the headlines with clever quips, but I was just too young to get into it when this was happening. So, essentially, I went into this with little to no idea of the details.

Everyone contradicts everyone else! The only one who I am certain is telling the truth is Mary Jo! Everything else is completely and utterly muddled.

2017 Reading: The Night Manager

#9 An espionage thriller

Yeah, I chose to read this because Tom Hiddleston stars in the mini-series. What of it? I waited until I read it to watch the show and THAT was torture, trust me.

Okay, so the book was VERY slow going and there were parts that, I am ashamed to admit, I just skipped over because they were boring and had no bearing on the story whatsoever. There was all of this politics that made no sense (to me anyway) and that just took me away from the story of Jonathan. I wanted this to be exciting and adventurous, but much like with the James Bond stories, I was very disappointed.

I really hope they spruce things up in the mini-series because this book would no translate well otherwise.