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The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

kstrange_'s review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

ereilly151's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative sad tense

4.5

exorcismemily's review against another edition

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4.0

I'm slightly overwhelmed by my thoughts on this book. It's one of the most fascinating books I've read, but it's so fucked up. I didn't agree with everything Ann Rule said, but her vantage point was very interesting. There's also a little bit of cultural ridiculousness, so I kept having to remind myself this was originally written in the 80s.

taryncrib's review

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dark emotional informative mysterious sad slow-paced

5.0

curlyfry6's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

clario6372's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

jujubean1989's review against another edition

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3.0

My opinion:I really wanted to like the author but her describing Ted as Handsome and charming so often made me feel that she was proud of her friendship with a monster. I thank her for her hard work but I really wish she would have stepped back and realized she was too close to the story.

hadu's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

readingwmiles's review against another edition

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3.0

2.5 this was my second reading, my first time being when i was 14. i really loved the book then. however, i’ve grown a lot and my reading taste has changed. the sympathy ann rule builds for bundy is rough. her insertion into the narrative adds nothing but more sympathy for a serial murderer and assaulter… which is greatly unneeded. the ethics of this book are very questionable. HOWEVER it does read well. it’s a true crime classic. it’s meant to read fast and keep you invested, which it does pretty well. the beginning and end were solid, the middle of this 550 page book felt like it went on foreverrrrr. lots of thoughts n feels on this book

dale1997's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0