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Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of Btk, the Serial Killer Next Door by L. Kelly, Tim Potter, Roy Wenzl
3 reviews
avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
3.5
This book was highly informative, it went over the BTK case in detail, but a bit too much detail. I didn’t need to know every move the police and reporters made. I think they tried to make themselves part of the story's heroes because the writers were the reporters. They did give the police a lot of credit, but also, in my opinion, overinflated their roles.
Overall, it was an intense book, I am glad they didn’t get overly graphic in their depictions of the crimes, it was graphic but not salaciously so. If you already know quite a bit about this case, you may still learn a few things, mostly corrections of commonly misreported things. However, if you follow reputable sources that do their homework, then you won’t learn much from this book.
Narrator Rating: 4.0 stars
The narrator did an acceptable job, but nothing special. Still better than most non-fiction narrators, but certainly not the best.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, Pedophilia, and Blood
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
ehamlett's review against another edition
dark
informative
sad
slow-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Pedophilia
Minor: Animal death
arszania's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction and Gun violence