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[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Are you in a relationship with a psychopath? Subtitle: How to recognise a psychopath and leave the relationship safely." by Wendy Morriss.]
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I picked Are you in a relationship with a psychopath? Subtitle: How to recognise a psychopath and leave the relationship safely by Wendy Morriss as my new reading (and yes, the title is long! 
) The title summarizes the entire book; sadly, it doesn't say how amazing and absorbing it is!
The good sides are a many. For now, let’s take a look at the technical parts. The cover not only presents the title and the author’s name, but its image also takes the whole page, something I’ve been looking for in every e-Book I’ve read and so far ended up highly disappointed! Congratulations, Mrs. Morriss, you’re the first author (in my point of view) to understand how important the presentation is and how annoyed one feels when the ‘white’ of the page appears around the image. Plus, I think the cover design (by Mrs. Wendy Olsen, as stated) tells the whole book; its topic is scary, the psychopaths are ‘empty’, always using masks, and it’s all troubled around them… they make you feel uncomfortable, just like the cover, yet you’re drawn to them over and over again – and it’s an original piece of work, an information worth mentioning because many e-Book authors use various images found on Internet… which I dislike strongly! It’s your book, your pride, at least put some effort in its presentation, make it personal! Fortunately, this author did as such. Everything is visible, it’s good. Another thing I liked was the numbering of the pages along with the book title on every page. Then, on the first page, we have the publisher’s watermark and the same information on the cover, which is good and professional. I personally really appreciated the second page, where you can find all of the information you want about this book! There’s the publisher’s name and PO box, copyright, date of publication, the National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry, the ISBN and Dewey number (my favourite bits! I rarely see these in e-Books; well-thought), the subjects, a disclaimer, and the cover designer and the person behind the typeset. I had never seen such professionalism nor thoughtfulness yet. Interesting. Wendy Morriss also added a table of contents, a tool I always want to be there; it’s properly done and bolded to make sure one doesn’t miss it. Last for the technicalities but not the least, the font used is comfortable and clear to the eye, it’s not aggressive yet highly visible, putting you at ease somehow. Now, as for the chapters and how she told them, I loved them all, mostly the first ‘’Psychopathy’’ and third ‘’How psychopaths function’’, taking her time to define what is exactly a psychopath and their tricks. Very insightful, just like the rest. It shows she has done her research and takes the subject at heart. Moreover, the way Mrs. Morriss writes it mixed with the information she gives us is simply gripping and engaging, making you ache for more and sad when you realize you’re finished reading it. She never mentions any psychopath, always using ‘they’ and ‘you’, making it feel quite personal and urgent much like a warning and a firm hand, yet supportive and calm, as though she were there with you, actually telling you about it instead of reading words from a book. Such works who succeed at producing this effect are scarce, but Morriss’ is definitely one of them! Her chapters are concise, just like her paragraphs, grabbing you into them more efficiently, not wasting any time with unhelpful information nor boring you, in fact, it excites you and captives you even more; THIS is what’s important, so here it is!
As for the bad sides, there’s really not much to say. Only two things: 1- The book is way too short for how captivating it is. It makes you want to read more and know more about the concept of psychopathy and how to protect oneself, etc. 2- It is too concise, which is also a good point, weirdly. I think the author could have expanded some explanations on the topics, but then again, she gave us ‘enough’- what was necessary - and it made the book all the more interesting. So, it’s half a bad side. I’m really sad she didn’t add topics to it, such as the classification of psychopaths and more ways to protect oneself (because it is very scary!), and so on.
My initial reaction was to give this marvelous book a rating of 4 out of 4(excellent) and I kept it, despite going back and forth between it and 3 (good) at some point. Why, do you ask? Well, it was pretty childish and ‘positive’ (surprisingly!): the book was too short for how good it was! I wanted more; it left me hanging, hungry for more (I still am, begrudgingly!). For that, I wanted to give it a 3 because it annoyed me. But truthfully, it deserves a 4 seeing as my ‘doubt’ was only about wanting more of it, only confirming its excellency. I strongly recommend it for EVERYONE, seeing as a psychopath may be hiding in all of our environments (and for an absorbing reading too!), and will always speak a good word about whenever I get the chance. This is how much I loved it.
Overall, this book by Wendy Morris would deserve the ‘perfect’ quality if only its chapters were extended a bit so as to quench our thirst for more. Perhaps a sequel? Or a re-edition? Anyways, I’ll always be on the lookout. It is a really great piece of work, I suggest you all read it out of safety, mostly, and for those like me who enjoy reading about such dire topics. I’ve had much of a good time reading it, almost never putting it down, and whenever I did, I just went about my everyday business wanting to pick it right up!
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) The title summarizes the entire book; sadly, it doesn't say how amazing and absorbing it is!The good sides are a many. For now, let’s take a look at the technical parts. The cover not only presents the title and the author’s name, but its image also takes the whole page, something I’ve been looking for in every e-Book I’ve read and so far ended up highly disappointed! Congratulations, Mrs. Morriss, you’re the first author (in my point of view) to understand how important the presentation is and how annoyed one feels when the ‘white’ of the page appears around the image. Plus, I think the cover design (by Mrs. Wendy Olsen, as stated) tells the whole book; its topic is scary, the psychopaths are ‘empty’, always using masks, and it’s all troubled around them… they make you feel uncomfortable, just like the cover, yet you’re drawn to them over and over again – and it’s an original piece of work, an information worth mentioning because many e-Book authors use various images found on Internet… which I dislike strongly! It’s your book, your pride, at least put some effort in its presentation, make it personal! Fortunately, this author did as such. Everything is visible, it’s good. Another thing I liked was the numbering of the pages along with the book title on every page. Then, on the first page, we have the publisher’s watermark and the same information on the cover, which is good and professional. I personally really appreciated the second page, where you can find all of the information you want about this book! There’s the publisher’s name and PO box, copyright, date of publication, the National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry, the ISBN and Dewey number (my favourite bits! I rarely see these in e-Books; well-thought), the subjects, a disclaimer, and the cover designer and the person behind the typeset. I had never seen such professionalism nor thoughtfulness yet. Interesting. Wendy Morriss also added a table of contents, a tool I always want to be there; it’s properly done and bolded to make sure one doesn’t miss it. Last for the technicalities but not the least, the font used is comfortable and clear to the eye, it’s not aggressive yet highly visible, putting you at ease somehow. Now, as for the chapters and how she told them, I loved them all, mostly the first ‘’Psychopathy’’ and third ‘’How psychopaths function’’, taking her time to define what is exactly a psychopath and their tricks. Very insightful, just like the rest. It shows she has done her research and takes the subject at heart. Moreover, the way Mrs. Morriss writes it mixed with the information she gives us is simply gripping and engaging, making you ache for more and sad when you realize you’re finished reading it. She never mentions any psychopath, always using ‘they’ and ‘you’, making it feel quite personal and urgent much like a warning and a firm hand, yet supportive and calm, as though she were there with you, actually telling you about it instead of reading words from a book. Such works who succeed at producing this effect are scarce, but Morriss’ is definitely one of them! Her chapters are concise, just like her paragraphs, grabbing you into them more efficiently, not wasting any time with unhelpful information nor boring you, in fact, it excites you and captives you even more; THIS is what’s important, so here it is!
As for the bad sides, there’s really not much to say. Only two things: 1- The book is way too short for how captivating it is. It makes you want to read more and know more about the concept of psychopathy and how to protect oneself, etc. 2- It is too concise, which is also a good point, weirdly. I think the author could have expanded some explanations on the topics, but then again, she gave us ‘enough’- what was necessary - and it made the book all the more interesting. So, it’s half a bad side. I’m really sad she didn’t add topics to it, such as the classification of psychopaths and more ways to protect oneself (because it is very scary!), and so on.
My initial reaction was to give this marvelous book a rating of 4 out of 4(excellent) and I kept it, despite going back and forth between it and 3 (good) at some point. Why, do you ask? Well, it was pretty childish and ‘positive’ (surprisingly!): the book was too short for how good it was! I wanted more; it left me hanging, hungry for more (I still am, begrudgingly!). For that, I wanted to give it a 3 because it annoyed me. But truthfully, it deserves a 4 seeing as my ‘doubt’ was only about wanting more of it, only confirming its excellency. I strongly recommend it for EVERYONE, seeing as a psychopath may be hiding in all of our environments (and for an absorbing reading too!), and will always speak a good word about whenever I get the chance. This is how much I loved it.
Overall, this book by Wendy Morris would deserve the ‘perfect’ quality if only its chapters were extended a bit so as to quench our thirst for more. Perhaps a sequel? Or a re-edition? Anyways, I’ll always be on the lookout. It is a really great piece of work, I suggest you all read it out of safety, mostly, and for those like me who enjoy reading about such dire topics. I’ve had much of a good time reading it, almost never putting it down, and whenever I did, I just went about my everyday business wanting to pick it right up!
***
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