Reviews - The Stranger Beside Me

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Heard about this book on a podcast and was expecting it to be more of an in-depth, super personal, book about Bundy - but also about Rule. I didn't find her interactions with Bundy to be particularly meaningful or even very personal? She was friends with him for years, but the conversations and interactions described in the book felt superficial and like they skimmed the surface.

Aside from that - I thought it was a quick read, well researched and reported. It just didn't feel like an "inside story" to me.

olgalesnik's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

icehockeystick's review against another edition

4.0

This is a really good book, and I think the point is to acknowledge and show that serial killers can be people who seem normal or even great. It’s especially interesting for me to read this right now, since I just read Devils Knot and they’re both in-depth examples of trials and courts.

maggie09's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

sara_p09's review against another edition

4.0

I thought it was interesting perspective on how well serial killers can seem normal. My only issue was it was a bit long once all of the afterwards were added on.