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In her book “Escaping the Boy: My Life with a Sociopath” Paula Carrasquillo dives into a biological approach to understanding life as lived with a narcissistic sociopath. Through careful reflection on her own experiences, Paula illustrates the formation of the “boy,” his psychopathology, that pathology’s influence on his relationships, and ultimately how that pathology affects those other parties involved in those relationships. According to the Preface, the aim of the book is building awareness. Paula does that well throughout the book.

Her writing style is easy to follow (as is her fondness for parenthetical comments). The layout of the story is fun (if such a word can be used for the subject matter at hand). And, Paula engages the reader well with her style. As I read some of the material regarding the Boy’s behaviors toward the Woman’s Child, I felt myself getting angry with the Boy (which is a sure sign I’d be sucked into the story, which makes me think it’s written pretty well).

In short, Escaping the Boy is a thought-provoking journey into the mind and world of the narcissistic sociopath. Well worth the read.

This is a Kindle-Only book at the moment. Check it out here!

For more of Paula’s writing, check out her blog.