372 reviews for:

Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers

Caroline Fraser

3.84 AVERAGE

hayley_s's review against another edition

1.5

dark slow-paced

rexmanningday's review against another edition

2.75

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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This was so heartbreaking to read and I had a difficult time getting through it. 

The book had four components:
1. History of bridges and smelters in PNW, specifically 
2. Environmental impacts of smelters and other toxins such as volcanic eruptions
3. Details about a long list of serial criminals of various types (killers, rapists, and a combo of both mostly). Lots about Ted Bundy. 
4. Some memoir elements

It was rather disjointed with SO many subjects being followed and overlapping timelines. The longform environmental impact study made in this book was interesting, as were the details about the bridges. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Stalking, Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Vomit

lizhelen's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

agent_jain's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

formal_manatee's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 44%

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Well written, but honestly the most upsetting book I’ve ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder

aundhi's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

random_shoes's review against another edition

4.5

dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

rcagle's review against another edition

4.0

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I’m familiar with the lead to violence pipeline hypothesis but this was def the most in depth analysis I’ve ever read about It. The comparison of the I90 bridge bulge/reversible lanes to a serial killer was pretty creative! Kinda random though. Was she suggesting that so many WA bridges crashed or broke bc the architects and engineers that designed them were made dumber by lead and heavy metal contam from Tacoma smelting?? The comparison of the Guggenheim’s and their smelting op to the sacklers and their opioid op was rather effective!! Also thought the seattle hyper local references were fascinating obviously 

katedscanlon's review against another edition

4.0

dark informative medium-paced

jnomilk's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced