This was a fascinating and unsettling read. Gagne offers a rare, first-person account of what it’s like to live with sociopathy—something we usually only see through the lens of fiction or clinical detachment. Her writing is sharp and often disarming, and while some of her stories feel almost too wild to be true, that ambiguity is part of what makes the book compelling. She’s not trying to be likable, and that honesty makes the memoir feel more authentic.

What stood out most was her effort to humanize a condition that’s typically portrayed as monstrous. Gagne doesn’t ask for sympathy, but she does ask for understanding. The book doesn’t offer easy answers or redemption arcs, but it does provide a window into a mind that operates differently—and that alone is worth the read.