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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
bolte_books's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
4.5
Very well written and informative. I appreciated the story type telling mixed with the analytical aspect. The narrator was great though being from Kansas a few mispronunciation of local news stations and places did bother me.
katiescho741's review against another edition
3.0
This book starts off really well, but I started struggling with it after about 50/60%. I liked the way the first several chapters are written, and that they are short. I found it interesting that there wasn't the usual section about the killer's childhood, family, and upbringing, but I liked the way the book was written in a simple and linear way, with the details of BTK's crimes and the events of the day combined with the police investigation.
To be honest, I think the book starts to falter a bit after BTK stopped being active. I felt the authors didn't know what to put in those many years from around 1980 to around 2004 and I found myself skimming the sections a bit while there was some discussion about writing articles and starting and ending task forces etc.
I found his capture to be very interesting too- the way he was caught, his reaction etc. Overall this is a pretty readable account of BTK and his crimes.
To be honest, I think the book starts to falter a bit after BTK stopped being active. I felt the authors didn't know what to put in those many years from around 1980 to around 2004 and I found myself skimming the sections a bit while there was some discussion about writing articles and starting and ending task forces etc.
I found his capture to be very interesting too- the way he was caught, his reaction etc. Overall this is a pretty readable account of BTK and his crimes.
midnightstory's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
5.0
an incredibly well written account of the manhunt for serial killer dennis rader.
neylane's review against another edition
5.0
"Como entender um homem que fez muitos amigos, mas estrangulou pessoas, que criou dois filhos com muito amor, mas que matou crianças?"
BTK, assim se autodenominou o serial killer Dennis L. Raider, sigla para Bind, Torture and Kill. O livro traz detalhes sobre os casos, as investigações e como a mídia e a população de Wichita, no Kansas (EUA), lidaram com a situação aterrorizante. A grande questão que tende a surgir nas mentes das pessoas quando o assunto é um assassinato brutal é "por que?", principalmente no caso de um assassino serial, já que normalmente ele não possui qualquer ligação com as vítimas. No caso do BTK não foi diferente, e suas próprias explicações soam piegas e ensaiadas e no fim nós deduzimos que ele fez porque quis fazer. Acompanhar todo o processo de investigação foi uma das melhores partes do livro, principalmente quando o BTK finalmente é preso e o acontecimento que levou a isso. Dennis era um homem padrão, líder religioso, pai de família, funcionário exemplar e um serial killer.
Foi minha primeira experiência com true crime e eu achei uma leitura muito interessante mesmo. Indico para maiores de 18 anos e que não tenham problemas com descrições gráficas de crimes brutais.
BTK, assim se autodenominou o serial killer Dennis L. Raider, sigla para Bind, Torture and Kill. O livro traz detalhes sobre os casos, as investigações e como a mídia e a população de Wichita, no Kansas (EUA), lidaram com a situação aterrorizante. A grande questão que tende a surgir nas mentes das pessoas quando o assunto é um assassinato brutal é "por que?", principalmente no caso de um assassino serial, já que normalmente ele não possui qualquer ligação com as vítimas. No caso do BTK não foi diferente, e suas próprias explicações soam piegas e ensaiadas e no fim nós deduzimos que ele fez porque quis fazer. Acompanhar todo o processo de investigação foi uma das melhores partes do livro, principalmente quando o BTK finalmente é preso e o acontecimento que levou a isso. Dennis era um homem padrão, líder religioso, pai de família, funcionário exemplar e um serial killer.
Foi minha primeira experiência com true crime e eu achei uma leitura muito interessante mesmo. Indico para maiores de 18 anos e que não tenham problemas com descrições gráficas de crimes brutais.
literary_laurajane's review against another edition
5.0
Written by the people who covered the crimes with input from the police. So interesting!
jadeofasgard's review against another edition
3.0
Did not finish this one. Got halfway through before I gave up.