576 reviews for:

Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers

Caroline Fraser

3.84 AVERAGE

dasfaultier's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark informative medium-paced

acma708's review against another edition

2.0

dark medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Blood, Stalking, Murder

annaknitsandreads's review against another edition

4.0

dark informative sad

kendallkrebs's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

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I just can’t do true crime. Enjoyed the background on PNW, but at a certain point the timeline of the rapes and murders sped up and it was just one gruesome attack after another and I got overwhelmed 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Stalking

Not extremely graphic, but I found the pace at which the book jumped from one attack to another in quick succession distressing and overwhelming

alexddolinger's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark informative

clarablackink's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark informative tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Rape, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

r_reynolds's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

annaantic's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark informative tense medium-paced

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As a Pacific Northwest transplant who spends significant time deep in the woods, I knew I had to add this to my reading list. I did sneak peeks at a few reviews beforehand, so I was aware of some criticisms around the jumpy storylines and the questionable hypothesis. Once I figured out it that Fraser was telling stories in chronological order, I found it easier to keep track of the interweaving threads. Whether or not you agree with her premise, you have to give her immense credit for the sheer volume of research and scholarship that went into this book. 

I want more of my friends to read this one so we can discuss it in person. Would definitely recommend to anyone interested in environmental impacts on nurture and behavior, and folks with passing interest in serial killers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder

Moderate: Cancer

healhae6's review against another edition

3.5

dark informative medium-paced

andymanion2's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark informative tense fast-paced