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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
I was curious about the Ted Bundy story and this is pretty much the seminal book about it, and for good reason. I liked that it was not solely about him but also about the victims, their families, law enforcement, the nature of media and personal feelings. I am more into the human aspects of true crime stories and reading this story from someone very close to the situation was very intriguing. I do recommend reading the updated version- Rule does talk about how in the initial book (which came out in 1980) she had used some outdated terminology and some mental diagnoses that were incorrect. I really appreciate that she has talked about the families of victims and her conflicting feelings writing about horrific crimes, and how it's such a frustrating thing in true crime that these women who are no longer with us will forever be known first as Bundy victims and second as themselves and how tragic that is. The book can get dark (obviously) but it's well worth the read.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Murder
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As a lover of true crime podcast, this was right up my alley… and a very famous book in the community. It was fascinating to hear about Ted Bundy as a person and his crimes from someone who actually knew him. Ann’s accounts are fascinating to intake and it really does illustrate the duality of him.
I may listen to more of Ann Rule’s books, as the amount of detail into the crimes of people committing them. She is a very good crime writer for sure!
I may listen to more of Ann Rule’s books, as the amount of detail into the crimes of people committing them. She is a very good crime writer for sure!
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To the point. Not a lot of fluff or excess story, she is certainly a crime writer who found herself in an unfortunate situation. I can’t even imagine what being friends with a serial killer would do to a persons ability to trust the people in their lives.