2.31k reviews for:

The Stranger Beside Me

Ann Rule

4.01 AVERAGE

megannash's review against another edition

4.0

dark informative medium-paced

danimuniz's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

morganapirahna's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

sheraprincessofpower's review against another edition

3.0

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Ann Rule states that worked with Bundy for a few months, and kept casual contact with him over years. There is obvious reaching to make the relationship seem deeper than it actually was. She was at the trial in Florida however. If you can over look the forced vocabulary and loose ties, Ann Rule gives a great timeline of events. There is information in this book that I haven't heard before and I'm sure when the book came out it was ground breaking.

n_webbbb's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

sela19's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

melmcvillain's review against another edition

3.5

informative slow-paced

lukedjackson's review against another edition

3.0

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Interesting to read about the Ted Bundy case, though the author certainly comes across as an idiot and an opportunist.

esme07's review against another edition

3.5

dark sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

2.5

dark informative tense fast-paced

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i feel like ann rule highly exaggerates her relationship with bundy for the purposes of this book…. most of which read like a wikipedia article 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail