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e_asw_97's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Alcoholism
gimmiiie's review against another edition
5.0
This is a heavy, real, and informative book. Paul Holes is honest, real, and personable. I have been a fan of Paul Holes and his work to bring justice to victims. Reading his experiences and struggles with mental illness.
Graphic: Rape, Murder, and Racism
Moderate: Violence, Body horror, Grief, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Medical content, Torture, Suicide, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
jdiedrichs628's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, and Rape
sky_maris's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Kidnapping, Child death, Violence, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Stalking
ktdakotareads's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Death, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Violence, Addiction, Gore, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Torture
Minor: Alcoholism
katiekneeland's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Murder, Rape, Child death, and Death
ame_lepage's review against another edition
3.75
I would like to say first that this book has many trigger warnings: very graphic rape and murder scenes, portrayal of depression and PTSD, and just mental health issues in general. I sometimes had a hard time getting through some parts.
This memoir was eye-opening in many ways. I've always been a fan of true crime and getting a behind-the-scenes perspective was interesting. Paul Holes' story is fascinating and I'm glad that I discovered his story.
The end really allowed us to see the deep connexion between Paul and the victims. You could see how emotionally involved he was in the different cases and I honestly teared up a little.
However, I do think that the book ended up being a little bit repetitive. He talks a lot about different cases that he delt with throughout his career, but at the end, they were pretty similar.
The ending was filled with scientific terms that kept me from fully understanding the Golden State Killer case's conclusion. The writer did overall a good job at making the science palatable. But she kind of dropped the ball at the end.
Overall, I'm glad I read this. It's not the best memoir that I have ever read, but it certainly was interesting.
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Blood, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Body horror, Gore, Rape, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, and Child death
Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol
kaileeh28's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Gore, Sexual content, Stalking, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence
geekywoman14's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Rape, Hate crime, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Gore, Murder, Child death, Child abuse, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Sexual violence
bekah1210's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Torture, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
Minor: Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Mental illness, and Child abuse