Submitted Literature
Theme Selected: Dementia / Alzheimer's
A Sense of Freedom
Review
Autobiographical account of extreme violence and anti-social personality disorder – and recovery.
Key Themes:
- Antisocial Personality Disorder
- Autobiography
- Revealing Reads
- Violence
Significant Quotes / Pages
107 – “prison eats your insides out, and ties your stomach in knots, leaving your heart very heavy. All of this takes place when you are alone, but it wouldn’t be the done thing to let this be seen by other people”
Reference: Jimmy, Boyle. 1977. A Sense of Freedom. London: Pan, 1977
Reviewer
- Charley Baker
Date Review Submitted: Monday 23rd March 2009
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- Criminally induced insanity
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- Tourettes Syndrome
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