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Nieuchwytni. Jak rozwiązywałem sprawy z Archiwum X by Paul Holes
52 reviews
sammietee's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, and Rape
avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition
3.0
The topic was interesting but the author's writing was a bit repetitive and I zoned out a lot while reading it. Part of that was my messed up sleep and part of it was the writing. It just seemed to drone on a lot. The author was a great narrator. He has a podcast I listen to, but I prefer his co-host's books to his.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Violence, Murder, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Child death, Stalking, Sexual violence, and Trafficking
Moderate: Pedophilia
Minor: Domestic abuse and Drug abuse
elisabethshelby's review against another edition
4.25
Paul's book mostly looks at his career-long hunt for the Golden State Killer, and his work towards finally tracking down the correct person. Between his hunt, he looks at other memorable cases he helped with, including Jaycee Duggard, Laci and Connor Petersen, and more. The stories are well told, and only in a handful of places does the narrative seem to slow down a little too much. For the most part, this is a well written story.
Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Death, Drug abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Child death
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
mcsweetnlowe's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Murder, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
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
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
taymar23's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Murder, Violence, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Child abuse and Child death
Minor: Eating disorder
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