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The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston, Mario Spezi

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urmomloveselrond's review against another edition

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5.0

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charmarie's review against another edition

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My loan expired, and while the book was well written, I was just not compelled enough to continue reading to pick up the book again after waiting in line.

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librarymouse's review against another edition

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4.5

This was a wild story, start to finish. I love Florence. Getting an intimate look at the Italian and Florentine judiciary systems makes me not want to go to back. However, as Preston points out, the US is just as bad - just in different ways. This is a wild glimpse into the case of the Monster of Florence and life in Florence in the 2000s. Overall, really engaging read, though I did have to put it down for a moment when Spezi's wife nearly incriminated him to the police over the phone and in French. The lack of oversight and excess of power afforded to law enforcement are just fundamentally busted in such an astounding and entertaining way.
The author handles the description of the deaths with tact, making sure to acknowledge their humanity, rather than just discussing them and their deaths as spectacle.

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missgrangerr's review against another edition

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3.0

Fascinating! I enjoyed this book very much. Well written, was enthralled with the case of the Monster of Florence from beginning to end.

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alerasaul0's review against another edition

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3.5

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ruthypoo2's review against another edition

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3.75

An interesting and deeply layered story about the authors’ friendship and joint investigation into a serial killer from the 70’s/80’s who was one sick puppy. The perpetrator committed double-murders in and around the city of Florence, mutilating the bodies of many victims, primarily those that were female.

This book is not necessarily focused heavily on the crimes, but rather is an amalgamation of the events taking place in relation to the crimes, over many years. Equal attention is given to the questionable police investigations and outcomes, the viability of those suspected, accused, put on trial, and/or convicted of the murders or related offenses, the journalistic investigation into the crime, and the personality of Italy and its history.

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am4man's review against another edition

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3.5

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innae's review against another edition

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3.5

A horrific set of murders with SO many suspects. This book attempts to address the question of who? There are too many questions though to answer this main one. During the investigation one of the authors is accused of being the monster and the other is charged with several other crimes. A crazy tale.

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migrex's review

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4.0

This refers to the audiobook. At first I found the fake Italian accents of the narrator off putting, and still did somewhat by the end, but I can understand why the narrator, who has a pleasant voice, did this, as it seemed to be a way to differentiate the voices. A full-cast recording would solve this problem but surely create others. But one thing that still did annoy me was the lack of incorrect pronunciation, primarily placement of accents, in the Italian. Other than this, which accounts for the lower star rating, the book is an incredible look into this true crime story and the astounding events which happened when Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi investigated it. One plus in the audiobook is a phone interview with Douglas Preston at the end (I don't know if this same information is included in the print copy).

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3.0

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