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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
Interesting, sad and predictable. Ms. Kendall had severe codependency, lack of self esteem, ignored red flags and was an alcoholic. Its no wonder Ted Bundy chose her to front a "normal" life. I feel pity for her but also wish she had the strength to recognize what was happening, how she was putting her child in the path of this monster as well as living in denial. This story doesnt give you any insight into the case of Ted Bundy, but it does give you an idea of what a victim looks like. Because she was a victim. Of Ted Bundy's emotionally abusive, manipulative and controlling behaviors, stalking behaviors! I hope she was able to get further help for herself and recognize that she did the right thing by reporting him, and that despite all his guilt and manipulation, she is not responsible.
I've been trying out the Dublin Library's borrowbox app to borrow audiobooks that have nothing to do with my PhD so I can get my mind off of it for a little while, usually while doing housework or whatever. This was an impulse borrow, as I'm kind of entranced not by serial killers but by people who can completely manipulate other people, in this case to hide who they really are. What I got was an incredibly depressing account of an abusive relationship, written while still in Bundy's thrall, that gave me whiplash as she flew back and forth between jealous anger, fear that her boyfriend might be a murderer, and justifications and assertions that he could never and pleadings of love that were really difficult to listen to. I've been too close to similar relationships (minus the murder, i think) and it just made this mostly depressing and difficult. The preface and afterword where Kendall speaks directly to these issues was refreshing, and hearing her daughter's experiences at the end, in her own voice, was probably more along the lines of what I was looking for.
Will be back with a proper review tomorrow
And now I go forward, with my new mantra: Life is a gift and you still have it. Have the courage to be happy.
He’s crazy, and being sane, you will never understand crazy. Just give up. Live your life. You still have it. It’s a gift.
I have many women friends, and those deep relationships mean the world to me.
They told me that if I didn’t take the first drink, I wouldn’t get drunk. I
And now I go forward, with my new mantra: Life is a gift and you still have it. Have the courage to be happy.
He’s crazy, and being sane, you will never understand crazy. Just give up. Live your life. You still have it. It’s a gift.
I have many women friends, and those deep relationships mean the world to me.
They told me that if I didn’t take the first drink, I wouldn’t get drunk. I
This book was an interesting study in an insecure relationship and how it is easy to let people in who will manipulate that part of a person. At first glance I thought maybe it would read as apologist, it doesn't, just a tale of a broken woman who made a very lousy dating choice.
Woof. The author makes CHOICES. I was a little disturbed to read the author’s fondness for Ted Bundy, even after his crimes came to light. It’s so hard to reconcile her account with facts. At least her afterward added to the book years later showed she had much better perspective and acknowledged the trauma, abuse etc that has shaped her earlier account. I’d love to read the version of the book from her healthier headspace.
Ich habe das Gefühl, dass mir nicht zusteht eine Rezension zu schreiben. Diese Frau und ihre Tochter haben so viel durchgemacht und den Mut gehabt, alles in Worte zu fassen und für die Welt zugänglich zu machen. Ich habe mich schon intensiv mit diesem Fall auseinander gesetzt, doch dieses Buch enthält so viel mehr als jedes andere Buch über Ted Bundy oder jede Doku weltweit.
This book was a great read. Heartbreaking without a doubt, especially Molly’s final entry at the end of the book. Liz and Molly manage to convey just how good Bundy was at his charismatic nice guy persona. Reading Liz list off the red flags he gave off over the years and then shrug them off was frustrating, but then I remember that Bundy was a sociopath, and, as it turns out, gaslighting was one of his favorite tools. My heart breaks for the victims of Bundy, and for the trauma and despair Molly and Liz lived through, but the final chapters of the book leave you feeling a little light hearted at how well they’re doing now. Fuck Ted Bundy, guys.
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced