I read this book for a psychology class and I loved this so so much. Please give it a read, even if you are not a psychology student. Although sometimes there is some big vocab thrown in, it is more rare than it is common. The book looks at 24 case studies. Some being sad, some horrifying/nightmarish, and some are absolutely admirable and made me cry happy tears. This was written really well and flowed nicely. And although the book itself is a little long, the chapters are short so it's easy to have a good stopping point after every few pages. But that doesn't mean it's easy to put down! I highly recommend this book to anyone