uninspiring

I was annoyed at the compromising attitude of this book. Basically it understates a very serious form of bad parenting and child abuse.

Narcissism, is a serious form of Personality Disorder and is a lesser form of Psychopathy. Such people are grossly destructive by choice and should in no way be indulged! Infact, like the Terminator, they can't be taught, or bargained with. Use the propositions in this book 'they will be back'! Oh the pain....

No thanks...

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Good information

This is a very good book if you had a narcassist parent ... there are plenty of good information ... yet if you only had to read one book on the subject then skip this one ... watch out for the narrator .. she got on my nerves

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Good info but ...

This book could have been so much better if the woman who read it didn't read like. Every. Word. Is. It's. Own. Sentence. And. Over. Enunciate. Every. Single. Syllable. And. Inflection.

Her reading is so annoying that I could only listen to this book in small doses. However, there is good information within ... just buy the print version.

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content good

Although the content is really helpful and well thought out the way it is written is dull and requires you to do alot of paper work. I prefer a format that delivers the message through story/case study and places less emphasis on questionaires. However the content truely is helpful and good to work through. Ok Naration.

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horrible narration

the book had a lot of good points and was highly informative. unfortunately I don't know if the narrator had an accent or a lisp, but enunciation would have definitely made the read more enjoyable

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Not good

The narrator's accent distracted from the content which was way too much detail for an audio book. The exercises might be helpful, but I'd have to get a hardcopy to review. Not worth the time trying to listen to this.

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GREAT BOOK

Where does Children of the Self-Absorbed rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It help me answer all the questions, that I countn't dot the i about.

What other book might you compare Children of the Self-Absorbed to and why?

no

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

slow down a bit

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

yes, it help me understand, that I was a victim.

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Very revealing

What did you love best about Children of the Self-Absorbed?

This book was very helpful in understanding why we feel so responsible for our parents unhappiness. The book gives suggestions that overcome this automatic response.

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Can't do the exercises because no pdf

Often when a book on audible has exercises, they give you a pdf so you can do them. Unfortunately, on this one they don't, which takes away from how effective the book can be. Other than that, I think the content is very useful, and a little less accusatory of the parents than most books on narcissistic parents - or at least focuses on the child not the parent.
I've read a couple of reviews that didn't like the narrator, and honestly I think that's a cultural difference where we in the US aren't use to black women being in positions of authority. (Yes, I said it. If that triggers you, please read about "unconscious bias." And I'd like to add I'm not saying this to be rude or judgmental, I just think it's time for all of us to open ourselves to other peoples.)

Good for facts

It is a really good book that describes narcissism and what it looks like if you’re. It sure that is what you are dealing with in a parent. The ideas though on what to do with that situation seem a bit shallow and there is a lot of what just seems like arts and crafts activities to “discover yourself”. It was great for describing narcissism but beyond that.