Behind the Shock Machine
‘It’s rare that an original event as compelling as the Milgram experiments can be eclipsed by later commentary, but that’s exactly what Perry manages in her painstaking and engrossing exploration..’
‘Riveting…Perry’s research should change the way we view Milgram’s work.’
‘A gripping read.’
‘..her elegant and well-written account teaches us that scientists are both investigators and storytellers.’
‘It’s about time someone wrote this book.’
‘Perry looks unflinchingly into this dark episode of psychology.’
‘We have heard Milgram’s version enough. What we need now is what Perry has to offer: a proper dehoaxing.’
‘..rewarding and entertaining.’
‘…we gain more insight than ever before into Milgram’s questionable practices and the scientific culture that allowed his experiment to take place.’
‘Remarkable … Books such as Perry’s provide the tools to question such authority. Reading Behind the Shock Machine becomes an act of creative disobedience.’
‘Here, finally, is a book that illuminates Milgram and his research subjects in riveting, compassionate detail. Read Behind the Shock Machine for its insightful look at human nature … An absolutely compelling and terrific story.’
‘[a] provocative magnum opus … written with a literary flair so engaging and absorbing that I found it hard to put down.’
‘A remarkable example of how good creative non-fiction is researched and written … a compelling true story that fascinates and informs at the same time.’
‘A parable, and a warning, about what happens when research scientists trample over their human subjects on the road to personal posterity. Gina Perry has written a necessary and gripping book.’
‘An absorbing account of Stanley Milgram, his subjects and the continuing quest to understand what it means to be human.’
‘Meticulously researched’
‘an intriguing..tale about science, ethics and storytelling.’
‘Examining the study from different perspectives, Perry does justice to the nuances and questions that still surround it. It’s fine, thought-provoking science writing.’
‘Wonderful … will finally shake the complacency that has surrounded discussions of this study for so long.’