Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

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

3 reviews

thelizzielibrary's review

dark informative

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

Minor: Homophobia, Incest, and Slavery

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, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, and Rape