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Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

399 reviews

threedimen's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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tddaffin's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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lucyroberts's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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kdfaith411's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Historical fiction about Ted Bundy… really interesting perspective
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ruthallison2000's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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mhill423's review against another edition

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medium-paced

5.0

This book is heartbreaking and infuriating and refreshing. I’m familiar with Ted Bundy and his crimes but never have I seen the focus placed on the women he hurt. I’ve never known that I’ve been longing for these stories, for their stories, before reading this book. Every page of this book hurt but I couldn’t put it down because I wanted to know what these women had to say, I wanted you to pay homage to their memories and their pain. Learn their names. 
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bkern4's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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herperfume's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Outside of a show like "I Survived," rarely are victims the center of true crime stories. And rarely do we follow them in the days, weeks, months, and years afterwards. We don't see how an event ripples through the immediate community of the victim. Bright Young Women does this. It also shines a light on why the families of some missing women don't report them as such. The fact that the author never uses the name of the perpetrator is a powerful move, even if it is obvious who it is supposed to be. Removing his name and focusing on the lives of the victims changes how we think of true crime and it's reporting. 
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ehoustonmyatt's review against another edition

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dark sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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katieb1034's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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