Jon Ronson’s The Psychopath Test is the fascinating and unsettling story of a journalist who decides to investigate madness in practical life. The book takes us on his journey into madness and what he finds there – including the British judge who believes himself to be God. What if the odd, creepy people around you instilled a creeping sense of madness in everyone else? What if almost everyone was mad? The Psychopath Test is a funny and imagined-insane journey through all we thought we knew and into another world of possible monsters.
With his unique blend of humor, humanity, and heart-stopping suspense, Jon Ronson takes us on a journey into the weird worlds of madness and mind control in The Psychopath Test. Beginning with a comic journey into the world of madness, he then takes a deeper dive into conspiracy theories about madness and its connection to a government conspiracy. But beyond this, he explores the idea that society may be fundamentally insane.
In this extraordinary book, bestselling author Jon Ronson describes his experience of learning to spot psychopaths. What if society wasn’t fundamentally rational but was motivated by insanity? This thought sets Ronson on an utterly compelling adventure into madness. Along the way, Ronson meets psychopaths, those whose lives have been touched by madness and those whose job it is to diagnose it, including the influential psychologist who developed the Psychopath Test, from whom Ronson learns the art of psychopath-spotting. A skill that seemingly reveals that madness could indeed be at the heart of everything.
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What if society wasn’t fundamentally rational but was motivated by insanity? This thought sets Jon Ronson on an utterly compelling adventure into the world of madness.
Along the way, Jon meets psychopaths, those whose lives have been touched by madness and those whose job it is to diagnose it, including the influential psychologist who developed the Psychopath Test, from whom Jon learns the art of psychopath-spotting. A skill which seemingly reveals that madness could indeed be at the heart of everything . . .
Combining Jon Ronson’s trademark humor, charm, and investigative incision, The Psychopath Test is entertaining and honest, unearthing dangerous truths and asking serious questions about how we define normality in a world with our maddest edges increasingly judging us.
