I liked the tension created by the author as John draws closer to the inevitable showdown between two twisted minds. The very fact that John is in fact struggling with his urges and trying to suppress them shows us that he may not develop into a fully blown sociopath or psychopath.
I love stories where inherently 'bad' people struggle against their inner demons and this is a fine example of that. Seriously, I was traumatised by book 3 of 'I Hunt Killers.' I know some people have drawn comparisons to the 'I Hunt Killers' series by Barry Lyga, but I think the John Cleaver series is a lot less sinister and dark.
Whilst there are some gruesome scenes the voice is distinctly adolescent. That being said this was definitely YA fiction. He gives some quite vivid descriptions of his fantasies.
I thought it was important to look at a rough definition of conduct disorder because we are included in all of John's innermost thoughts about death and how much delight he takes in thinking about the process of killing someone. This is just a basic summary of a group of very complex mental disorders. I believe a psychopath is the one that has zero empathy.ĭisclaimer: I just googled the above and have no expertise or qualifications on this topic. They show almost no guilt or remorse for any of their actions. A sociopath is a manipulative person who basically doesn't care about other people's feelings or what is 'right' or 'wrong'. If the behaviour continues until after the age of 18 they may be diagnosed with 'anti-social personality disorder' which is sometimes called sociopathy. He has been diagnosed with conduct disorder.Ī conduct disorder is a mental disorder diagnosed in childhood or adolescence that basically means they display some quite anti-social behaviour. Why? Because he has all the markers to become one himself. He understands their motives, needs and methods. I'll go with a 3.75 rounded up to 4 Stars.ĬW: Gruesome murder scenes, thoughts of killing, thoughts of animal cruelty, previous acts of animal cruelty, pyromania ( well he lights fires as a release instead of fulfilling his desire to kill), deaths of loved ones, described brutality, described preparation of bodies by mortician. 4 Stars for the story but 3.5 for the actual writing etc.
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