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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
jiao_li's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
2.5
Uh it was somewhat disappointing. I was expecting gripping true crime stories, but instead, it turned out to be a mix of crime prevention instruction and pretty much a Suzanne Marie Collins' memoir.
Tbh the narrator was terrible and it often made me drowsy. Perhaps this type of book is better suited for reading rather than listening in audio format. Additionally, the writing itself was kinda bad, which ofcourse affected the narration.
The most annoying part was the structure, it was messy. John Douglas repeated certain phrases excessively, made it more boring.
Well the only good thing from the book was the unique perspective it offered by presenting stories from the criminal's pov. Although some cases had been discussed in Mindhunter, delving deeper into these cases still had its own charm.
Tbh the narrator was terrible and it often made me drowsy. Perhaps this type of book is better suited for reading rather than listening in audio format. Additionally, the writing itself was kinda bad, which ofcourse affected the narration.
The most annoying part was the structure, it was messy. John Douglas repeated certain phrases excessively, made it more boring.
Well the only good thing from the book was the unique perspective it offered by presenting stories from the criminal's pov. Although some cases had been discussed in Mindhunter, delving deeper into these cases still had its own charm.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Murder