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Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

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anocturne's review

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challenging dark inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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ejknapp's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book was excellent. The writing was top notch. I'm so glad someone decided to dragggggg all of the media obsessions with ted bundy and the other "hot" serial killers by creating art house shows and movies. I loved that this focused on the victims, never used the killer's name, and reminded us that the media sells us outlandish nonsense about these ordinary dudes who are killing women. An incredible audiobook focused on imperfect women who deserved MORE.

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juliareste's review

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

EDIT: THIS IS ABOUT TED BUNDY??? WHO WAS GOING TO TELL ME. This is insane I do not care who did it but more that this is based on a REAL STORY and I was blissfully (although, is any of this story blissful?) unaware that this was based on reality. I feel sick to my stomach.

I really appreciated this book, especially as a girl who goes to a women's college interested in law. I appreciated how it chastised true crime as a concept and developed the story. I also really appreciate books with sapphic representation! This falls just short of five stars, as it didn't have the je ne sais quoi that five stars usually possess, but still, an interesting story I'm glad I read. (Honestly, trigger warning for literally everything. Protect your peace!)

4.75/5 stars

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livperryman's review

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

fuck men

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samlikesbooks_'s review

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dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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micha_reads's review

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Bright Young Women is based on the heinous crimes perpetrated by Ted Bundy in the late 70s. But more than that, it tells us about the women whose lives he ended, and upended. I don't usually read or watch true crime because I think it dishonors the victims and often glamorizes serial killers as well as police. But I think Knoll aimed, and succeeded, at doing the opposite in this novel. There are trigger warnings with this book for sure, but the author focused less on the violent acts and more on the people who lived through this horror. I was captivated and relieved to find closure by the end.

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