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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara
24 reviews
jamiejanae_6's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
slutforhotwings's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
v_neptune's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Miscarriage
i definitely feel like this book talks about these subjects in a way that is appropriate, thoughtful, nuanced, and shows care to the victims, and i didn't feel particularly triggered by the way these topics were discussed, but nonetheless it covers a lot of pretty dark subject matterbeereads27's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual violence, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal cruelty and Domestic abuse
librarymouse's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
ivana's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
jlautry's review against another edition
4.5
My favorite part of the book is the epilogue Michelle wrote. It is a haunting letter written directly to the, then unknown, Joseph DeAngelo. Here’s how that letter ends:
The doorbell rings.
No side gates are left open. You're long past leaping over a fence. Take one of your hyper, gulping breaths. Clench your teeth. Inch timidly toward the insistent bell.
This is how it ends for you.
‘You'll be silent forever, and I'll be gone in the dark,’ you threatened a victim once.
Walk into the light.”
--MICHELLE MCNAMARA
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
4.0
If you don’t already know the story of Michelle McNamara, I encourage you to read up on her and her life/writing, but the nutshell version is this—Michelle was a brilliant and dedicated true crime writer/blogger who dedicated a significant chunk of her life to investigating the identity of the serial murderer/rapist she dubbed the Golden State Killer. Although Michelle passed away unexpectedly before GSK was identified (and before the book was completed) he was finally identified and apprehended in 2018. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark is a captivating and brilliantly written exploration of GSK’s crimes, a portrait of his victims, and an insight into the investigation that ultimately led to his arrest.
This was exceptional—though I’m still fairly new to the world of true crime I can already tell that this deserves a spot as one of the classics of the genre. It is incredibly well-written and detailed while still being compulsively readable and engaging. There are many reasons to be saddened by Michelle McNamara’s untimely passing, and one of them is the fact that we cannot look forward to more of her books. Indeed, the only part of the book that was less-than-stellar was the structure—undoubtedly due to the fact that Michelle never got to finish the book and much of it was pieced together from her notes or written after the fact by others—but the final product is still unquestionably good enough to compensate for this minor defect.
Recommended for anyone, but especially those who like: true crime; investigative journalism.
CW: Sexual assault/rape; murder/death; cruelty to animals.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder
annir's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment
_kathill's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Gun violence