Family Scapegoats-A Hidden Epidemic: Are you the scapegoat in your family? by Patricia Jones M.A

Family Scapegoats-A Hidden Epidemic: Are you the scapegoat in your family? Reviews

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  Sim

  As a UK Family Physician GP and psychotherapist in training and Christian, I think this is probably the worst book I have ever read since I qualified as a doctor 40 odd years ago. It is aweful psychology, dreadful theology and Bible scholarship and is a complete waste of money. Worse than that in my view it is toxic , likely to cause harm and certain to cause disappointment.I have read every one of its 353 pages, it is very repetitive and very overlong and badly edited. At times I felt it almost becomes a rant.It does contain a few reasonable descriptive pages with quite a good account of narcissism and scapegoating but that's it. Those pages are very different in style to the rest of Jones's rambling book. Walk away from the narcissist is the books really only wandering conclusion and only advice. It's bible quotes are with few exceptions unhelpfully used and worse they are often twisted out of all recognition of what good Christian theology and Bible scholars would bring to this subject.I have considered what I am writing here six months because I have never written such a devastating review before. I actually repeatedly shouted in anger reading this book it outraged me so much, which is another first for me.I was sadly brought up by a narcissist also and I do get Jones's hurt and her concern for people harmed by these sad individuals but sadly, after much consideration, I feel it is my duty to write that this is a dreadful and potentially harmful book and to advise you to avoid it.I was introduced to it by a dear friend brought up with a narcissist and it took her over a year to begin to recover from the confusion and mix up reading this book added to her already difficult emotions problems and spiritual issues.However, do look elsewhere for help as there is a lot of good stuff written out there to be found. There are therapists and counsellors available too and do shop around until you find one right for you as I have over the years.This book I believe is seriously bad in overall content and very badly written and in summary, I think you would be better not to buy it. Further I take the view that should consider withdrawing it from sale as this is the sort of work that can diminish the reputation of a publishing brand.
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  Zeinab

  At no point did I buy this book thinking I would frequently be quoted scripture! I’m a Christian, but did not expect or appreciate the religious slant found within. The book’s description fails to inform of this, and I actually wonder if the omission is intentional.
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  KC C

  There are some good points in this book, although you will also find those points in blogs/youtube videos, etc. It is unfortunate that this is so poorly written, and I can't read it without being distracted by all the grammatical mistakes sentence fragments, using an apostrophe to make a plural, etc.I'm very disappointed that someone publishes something important but doesn't know how to use an editor or copyeditor to make it worth reading.
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  Kindle Customer

  Time is precious which makes me regret buying this book. VERY repetitive. Poorly organized. Lack of cohesion and flow. Poor use of Scripture.There was some good information but the author could have said it less than half the space. I appreciate that the author wrote from the heart, but an experienced editor would have made this a much effective piece of work.
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  V

  I would love to give this book 5 stars, but it 1) desperately needed an editor, 2) goes way overboard on Jesus, 3) makes giant unscientific leaps of fancy, and 4) alienates any other non Christian views.Sadly, there is a valuable book hiding inside this book. If the author had stepped back, and removed the religiosity, I could envision a real best seller. Hopefully, she will read this review, edit the book, and try again. I really hate to be this blunt, but this topic is vitally important.