winterfinch's review against another edition
3.0
2.5/5. I usually don’t write in depth reviews but I actually took notes on how wildly this book was structured. This book basically had 6 parts that didn’t really flow with each other at all...
1. Rehashing of book 1
2. Dated parenting/stranger danger advice
3. Super in depth exploration of a particular case: the murder of Suzanne Collins which was briefly mentioned and spoiled in book 1 already.
4. Pro-death penalty discourse...?
5. Another in-depth case, a wrongful conviction case.
6. The OJ Simpson case
1. Rehashing of book 1
2. Dated parenting/stranger danger advice
3. Super in depth exploration of a particular case: the murder of Suzanne Collins which was briefly mentioned and spoiled in book 1 already.
4. Pro-death penalty discourse...?
5. Another in-depth case, a wrongful conviction case.
6. The OJ Simpson case
jenmat1197's review against another edition
3.0
This is the second book in the Mindhunter series. John Douglas continues his tales as an FBI profiler getting into the heads of the most notorious criminals. He tells us about some of the worst ciminals and murderers that he worked to capture during his time with the FBI.
It this was another good book, but I have to say I did not enjoy it as much as the first one. In this book, Douglas spends a long time on one particular case - almost to the point that I am sure it is a family member so much time is spent on it. It is not, though, so it left me a little baffled on why he felt this story so important that he had to take us through the child's entire lifetime through her adulthood when she was eventually murdered to tell this story.
What I liked the most about the first book was that he told story after story, profiles many different criminals he helped capture. I think this book lost some merit with me because he felt like he was filling pages instead of continuing his Mindhunter series.
It this was another good book, but I have to say I did not enjoy it as much as the first one. In this book, Douglas spends a long time on one particular case - almost to the point that I am sure it is a family member so much time is spent on it. It is not, though, so it left me a little baffled on why he felt this story so important that he had to take us through the child's entire lifetime through her adulthood when she was eventually murdered to tell this story.
What I liked the most about the first book was that he told story after story, profiles many different criminals he helped capture. I think this book lost some merit with me because he felt like he was filling pages instead of continuing his Mindhunter series.
lau_vansunshine's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
tense
medium-paced
3.75
renel's review against another edition
4.0
I looved mindhunter but that was probably written as a standalone so this sequel felt a bit like... just not as coherent as the first one? I feel like he used little less exciting cases that were skipped in mindhunter where he discussed the verrrry popular/well known cases. I still loved it but it wasn't as good as Mindhunter
tiredandflaky's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0