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3.84 AVERAGE
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Insightful and a book that I will be thinking about for a very long time.
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Kind of like the non-fiction version of Mindhunter, down to the methodical tone and bracketing the story with BTK. The book is single-minded on the link between heavy metal exposure and violence, but aims for broader context with the author's own biographical interludes. This sometimes works, sometimes doesn't.
There's also a lot...and I mean a lot...of Ted Bundy in here.
Tl;dr compelling if you're interested in environmental justice, the horrors of capitalism and exploitative industry, and/or the history of serial murders and violence, particularly in the 70s and/or the PNW.
CW: the descriptions of violence are graphic and detailed.
There's also a lot...and I mean a lot...of Ted Bundy in here.
Tl;dr compelling if you're interested in environmental justice, the horrors of capitalism and exploitative industry, and/or the history of serial murders and violence, particularly in the 70s and/or the PNW.
CW: the descriptions of violence are graphic and detailed.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Death of parent
I think people who like The Devil in the White City would like this book. I really enjoyed the over the top writing style and the whole feel. I think one aspect of the more lead contamination > violent murders that isn't explored is the rise in mass shootings which is mostly after lead levels are dropping.
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Super creepy
The premise is fascinating but the text is disjointed and bogged down by the author's personal and most likely completely unrelated stories.
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I like the premise and it was well researched. The author jumps around between multiple killers and her own age/experience at that time, which took away from the story to me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder
Moderate: Racism, Religious bigotry
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