Reviews tagging 'Murder'

I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

189 reviews

mazlloree's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Stalking, Violence, Torture, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Child death

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

5.0

This is a case I didn’t know a lot about before reading this book. I knew the basics but didn’t realize just how deep it went. Michelle’s dedication and drive to find The Golden State Killer was incredible, and it saddens me deeply she’s no longer here to see not only how big of a difference she made, but also the killer being brought to justice. This was an absolutely mind blowing  book and I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

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

applesodaperson's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

2.5

I understand why I felt this way, but this book really felt all over the place and disjointed and hard to follow. It felt like a first draft. It also felt weird to read because the Golden State Killer was identified and caught after this book was released, so it was weird to read about her questioning who he is when I'm sitting there knowing all of that information.
Read from the Provo library. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Murder, and Rape

coatpocketcreature's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Rape

youweremycrown's review against another edition

challenging dark informative tense medium-paced

5.0

the author had such a powerful way of writing that you could tell the difference in the sections that were pieced together posthumously. she was really respectful of the survivors and victims and you could tell that she was passionate about the subject matter in a way that you could see her whole heart was in this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, and Animal cruelty

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

Moderate: Classism, Mental illness, and Sexual content

vkitoria's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

4.5

what a spectacular, well-written book that i will never read again.

i'm not really into true crime but i decided to read this after finishing the mysterious case of the alperton angels, which was partly inspired by michelle mcnamara. this was a true challenge to read and i considered dropping it several times because the content was so grim, but it was just too damn good to abandon. i loved it but i'm ready to read something else now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, and Sexual violence

ohyeah_karyn's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Stalking

anjasshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

allisonspiaserpineda's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Murder