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It's Tara Plat, come on--also the book is good

Revisado: 10-18-22

So this is a YA novel. YA novels are kind of hard to consume for me sometimes. They really do like to put heavy stuff in, and this is no exception--it's got mentions of torture and things. My own time in school growing up was pretty miserable, and sometimes that stuff just brings up bad memories.

The thing is, the main character Anathema is 98% psychopath and it ends up working well. She really excels in her environment and emotionally stays above it. There might be twists down the road (I'm on chapter 18), but it's easier to deal with heavy subject matter when your viewport for the story has this calculated look. I actually have situational low empathy; I find it very easy to "tuck away" empathy. I don't know Tara's background, I'm kind of curious about it now, but anyway--this all struck me as very realistic for low empathy, rather than common misconceptions.

Our main character isn't really sadistic. Sadism--desiring a specific inherent emotional state from another person, that's close cousins with empathy. Anathema isn't anti-social either, she works with other students when there's a clear benefit. She's open-minded, is able to see good qualities in people. Empathy has pros and cons, basically.

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