Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

159 reviews

citrinuke's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, Violence, Torture, and Stalking

Moderate: Blood and Child death

ameliadbarlow's review against another edition

dark informative tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

beereads27's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Stalking, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty and Domestic abuse

sydneybedell's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Sexual violence, and Violence

anime917's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

thepassivebookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

librarymouse's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

Michelle McNamara's work to hunt down the Golden State Killer is exceptional. Her dedication to the work and her writing style make the book an engaging read that made me want to keep reading long into the night despite the content. The sections compiled after her death were done with so much respect for her and her work show how much she meant to her friends, loved ones, and colleagues.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Gun violence, Body horror, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual harassment

larabrewer's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Stalking, and Rape

bkmckown's review against another edition

5.0

I really enjoyed all the read watch involved in this. It’s really heartbreaking to know she died before her book was published or they caught him.

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Content Warnings

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

moto1480's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

4.25

While this book is mostly a set of loose essays about McNamara's research into whom she later dubbed the Golden State Killer, what struck me the most was how much I felt I got to know her. If this is her literary legacy, it's a good one. That being said, folks hoping for closure to the case or to her life won't find it here. Although the edition I read had updates from 2018 detailing the Golden State Killer's capture, those parts feel a lot like the way that McNamara's death is treated: brief and curt, broken up into small pieces to consume. True crime aficionados will like this book for sure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Violence