Reviews tagging 'Murder'

I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

235 reviews

hongstoes's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

I absolutely loved this read and would recommend it to anyone interested in true crime or not. It is so immersive and well-written. My only complaint is that it gets a little slower toward the end of part 2, but I thoroughly enjoyed this read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, Blood, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Stalking, and Violence

beccaand's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Torture, Stalking, and Blood

hidemybook's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Murder

lorettalucia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

This book was excellently written, but it has made me conclude that being this obsessed with a serial killer can be incredibly harmful to your mental health. More fascinating for me than the story of the killer was the impact the case had on Michelle McNamara. I’m honestly sorry it caught her attention—it feels like she was the Golden State Killer’s final victim.

I’m very glad I read it but this particular type of true crime is not for me. I ended up having nightmares and yeah, I just don’t wanna do this to my brain again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

carriebp's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Stalking, and Rape

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Cursing, Death, Pedophilia, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty

megbert21's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

jennifersmind's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

zias's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

Michelle McNamara’s writing is easy to read, weaving harrowing accounts with facts and research. I enjoyed the memoir portions of this book in addition to the coverage of the GSK’s crimes and her research. I got chills several times while reading this book. Michelle has a way with words while reporting on research. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

emzconklin's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Rape

teganbeesebooks's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Sexual violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Violence