Colin Wilson (1) (1931–2013)

Colin WIlson knows nothing about psychology, psychiatry, child develoment, trauma, or dialectical materialism, and he puts all his knowledge to use in writing this book. This is full of stupid conclusions, outright factual errors, discredited (or never credited) science, and sheer flights of fantasy. Basically this book is prurient true crime masquerading as high minded study of criminology. It is nonsense on stilts. It starts badly with a comment about male dominance in gerbils (gerbils are matriarchal and the males tend to be more timid), continues at about one ridiculous statement a page until finally flung down. Avoid.… (mais)