This is a must read for anyone who has found themselves befuddled, shocked, angry, hurt or just plain confused following interactions with a narcissist. It details in clear, precise language the techniques that narcissists will use to infiltrate your life and how you can deal with them. The book covers many situations where you might encounter a narcissist, from the workplace (I found that particularly interesting and useful) to a romantic partner or a family member and how to deal with them (since using empathy won’t work with them). There were a lot of behaviors explained and some useful terminology as well. (I definitely learned some new terms!)

I also liked that there were little vignettes throughout with some examples of narcissistic behavior and how the empathic approach doesn’t really work.

I sometimes struggle with books like this because they can be quite dense, but this one was very readable which I appreciated.

This book put a lot of things in perspective for me, and even though I don’t read much nonfiction I really enjoyed it. I learned a lot!

It is very difficult dealing with a narcissist and this book gives excellent insight and understanding as to how a narcissist works.

The book also explains how to deal with narcissistic behaviour.

I found this book very insightful.

We deal with narcissists all over the place, and sometimes I feel we need a handbook just to get through the day. This is it! I totally recommend it!