What’s More Boring Than Narcissism? A Poorly Written Book About Narcissism
Trapped in the Mirror by Elan Golomb
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
I’m giving up on this one half way through. What I hoped would be an exploration of adult manifestations of surviving (or trying to survive) a narcissistic family system (or parent), is actually an inarticulate series of caricatures of destructive individuals that, despite the reality of their situations, seem more like titillating psyhco-drama than explanatory case studies. Golomb manages to be both flippant and melodramatic, all the while making sweeping generalizations but failing to present applicable content for the reader. Further, the fact that Golomb is writing about friends and acquaintances rather than clients or verifiable case studies, only increases the haphazard chaos that is this book. It’s a depressing, poorly written, disappointingly unhelpful book for anyone curious about the challenges of being an adult child of a narcissist.
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