aubreysmith9412's review
dark
informative
slow-paced
2.5
Short but sweet review, coming right up!
As a well-known, avid fan of all things true crime, this book fascinated me. I don't know very much about either spree killers, or mass murderers. I was excited to find out more. This book, however, just didn't really mesh with me.
While each case was interesting in its own way - and a couple of them I had some prior knowledge of - I just don't think I mesh well with the author's writing style. And that's okay! I still found the cases interesting. I just wasn't too keen on the style of writing.
This book definitely gave me a few interesting cases to do deeper dives into at a later date. And others I think I would have rather been left in the dark about. (Which, for anyone who knows me, is a shocking statement.)
Overall, this book is very informative, and lays out clear distinctions between mass murderers and spree killers, and their various sub-types. It was well-organized, and very well researched. And even though I wasn't super keen on the style, the author's cynical flair was a nice touch.
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