Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

165 reviews

outra_joana's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment

shellballenger's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

3.0

Type of read: Commuter Read.

What made me pick it up:  True crime will always be a guilty pleasure of mine.

Overall rating: It's obviously hard to rate a book that's written based on true happenings. The author isn't creating a character and storyline, rather, they are using their gift to give you the details of the character and storyline that experienced the happenings. I feel like McNamara, and those supporting McNamara after their passing, did a great job gathering data, compiling a succinct but detailed telling of the Golden State Killer story, and packaging it in a credible, fact-based way while still making it interesting to take in as a book.

Reader's Note: It should be obvious with the subject of the book, but 'I'll Be Gone in the Dark' includes intense descriptions of rape, murder, stalking, and assault. There are also medical descriptions of the victims, the Golden State Killer's physical attributes including genitalia, and in-depth descriptions of what victims were put through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lailybibliography's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

4.25

A monumental, staggering work of true crime journalism. Michelle McNamara masters the coveted, rarely-achieved balance of detail without gratuity, empathy without self-righteousness. It is apparent from her concise, accessible prose that this is a person deeply committed to justice for the victims and unmasking the vile, pathetic monster behind these so much death and suffering without any wish for fame or profit. The blending of the autobiographical works seamlessly here as our narrator is as equally a compelling figure (honestly, even more) as the subject’s history of crime. It is impossible to leave I’ll Be Gone in the Dark without wishing McNamara lived to see Joseph James DeAngelo arrested and robbed of anonymity he so craved. I hope she rests easy knowing her efforts were not in vain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Blood

ettapopek's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

squishmore's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Murder

squishmore's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

gracielou1220's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

m4rtt4's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

McNamara really was a talented writer! Too bad she never got to see the case solved, if someone deserved to know the solution it should've been her

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

hongstoes's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

I absolutely loved this read and would recommend it to anyone interested in true crime or not. It is so immersive and well-written. My only complaint is that it gets a little slower toward the end of part 2, but I thoroughly enjoyed this read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

beccaand's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder