Review: Did love of life make Leslie insane
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 15, 2011
I like plots with a twist and this book has a couple of them.  First, Leslie, who initially appears to be the protagonist, turns out to be a psychopath and quickly morphs into an antagonist. She suspects that someone at work tampered with her coffee and embarks on a mission to expose the person who wants to poison her. Leslie has no internal brakes and does whatever she has to do in order to achieve her goal, going as far as kidnapping and making threats with a gun. She is even ready to kill to coerce confession. Leslie is so paranoid that she puts security cameras in her condo and office to catch the suspect red handed.Second twist is, her paranoia may have some basis in reality despite the fact that her suspicions sound insane. I can't tell more without spoiling the plot.Why did Leslie lose her mind? Maybe because she madly loves life, like most of us do, and didn't want to die young.After reading "Intoxication," I realized that I know a few people, at work and outside work, who may act like Leslie in the circumstances presented in the book. That is scary. Will I feel safe drinking my coffee at work from now on? I am NOT sure.