Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

RedHanded: An Exploration of Criminals, Cannibals, Cults, and What Makes a Killer Tick by Suruthi Bala, Hannah Maguire

8 reviews

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review

dark informative fast-paced

4.0

  A decent overview of the psychology of different types of killers. Great for lovers of the podcast!
 
Applies Audio edition only.
  There was an excessive part taken up by the interviews they went on for too long, plus two long interviews are just excessive.

Narrators' Rating: 5.0 stars
  Since they are podcasters they made excellent narrators of their nonfiction book! I did have to slow the book down from my normal nonfiction speed since I'm used to their speech at 1x speed, I listened at 1.75x speed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Excrement, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

All of these Content Warnings have to do with crimes committed by the criminals talked about in the book.

brittneyrz's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, and Murder

emmehooks's review against another edition

dark informative fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

ptitirodactyle's review against another edition

dark informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

thelizzielibrary's review

dark informative

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

baileyraebooks's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

As an avid RedHanded listener (I subscribe to their Patreon and even bought the signed copy of this book), I absolutely loved this book. This was informative and entertaining with sidebars to keep me engaged and to keep the book from dragging. I loved the use of subheadings (or parts) throughout each chapted, this made it easy to read and keep track of throughout the day since I hate having to stop mid-chapter.

The only "downside" I would say is that this book is really tailored to existing RedHanded audiences - It's full of references and inside jokes that only existing listeners would know. While a good marketing scheme, could hinder their growth with a new audience and stop new readers from completely loving this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug abuse, Racism, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Homophobia, Incest, and Slavery

katiej's review against another edition

dark funny informative fast-paced

5.0

This was an absolute sensation to read. I loved every page and word. It sticks the true spirit of the podcast which I listen to near enough every day and Hannah and Suruthi have absolutely smashed the whole author thing! If you are a true crime fanatic you will love this quick but deep dive into the world of serial killers and more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

sprucy2427's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

4.5

Overall, a well researched and fascinating look into what makes a murderer. Each chapter does a dive into an individual (or couple) to describe that section which I really liked to help explain the concept being discussed. 
My only query was their understanding of the brain in people with ADHD verses psychopathy - both are underactive, but it is the areas which are affected which makes the significant difference! 
Throughout they kept their sense of wit which certainly helped to lightened the darker moments. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Gaslighting