veganellewoods's review
5.0
Suspenseful, and at times, even funny; it's a good beach read. My only complaint is that the writing is very one-sided. I didn't care for the way he dehumanized his subjects as "the cannibal" or "the monster," but at least Davidson isn't pretending to be anything but a sensationalist crime reporter.
tobyyy's review
3.0
**Note: this book is not for the faint-of-heart**
An interesting and gruesome compilation of six different cannibalism cases from the 1970s to 1990s. This does not include any of the better known cannibalism cases (such as Dahmer).
The chapters were awkward in that their lengths vary significantly. The first chapter (about Gil Valle) was by far the longest, almost a third of the book, whereas Marc Sappington and Nathaniel Bar-Jonah’s chapters were 15-20 pages.
Unread shelf project 2019: book 8.
An interesting and gruesome compilation of six different cannibalism cases from the 1970s to 1990s. This does not include any of the better known cannibalism cases (such as Dahmer).
The chapters were awkward in that their lengths vary significantly. The first chapter (about Gil Valle) was by far the longest, almost a third of the book, whereas Marc Sappington and Nathaniel Bar-Jonah’s chapters were 15-20 pages.
Unread shelf project 2019: book 8.
crystalbreezy's review
4.0
Definitely a sick man. I do not agree with with his convictions being over turned, he seems like a very sick and deranged individual.
lucylovesreading's review
4.0
There were some very disturbing cases in the book especially the high school teacher. That was the only one that greatly disturbed me. If you love true crime you’ll enjoy this quick read!
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strikingthirteen's review
3.0
It takes a lot to get me queasy but this book managed to do it - let that be a bit of warning to you if you choose to pick this one up. It's very matter of fact, which is probably for the best because the facts of these six cases are enough without any attempts to make things overly dramatic or to analyse the actions of these people further. Six true stories, well more than six horrific crimes, but if you're up for this sort of reading it delivers exactly what you would expect.
kaindi's review
4.0
Given the subject matter I knew this book would be gruesome but it was actually even worse than I expected. So if you are queasy and have a vivid imagination I recommend you don't read this.
Otherwise this book is very interesting and well written. Sometimes the author starts rambling a bit. (Headlines of newspapers that cover the case, the history of the towns the murderers lived in, the trials) But otherwise I recommend this book if you are interested in the topic.
Otherwise this book is very interesting and well written. Sometimes the author starts rambling a bit. (Headlines of newspapers that cover the case, the history of the towns the murderers lived in, the trials) But otherwise I recommend this book if you are interested in the topic.
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