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2.5 AVERAGE
2.5 AVERAGE
I saw this book in the library and the title stood out but as soon as I started reading it I realised that I've read books by this author before and I was probably not going to enjoy this book.
Sometimes this is just about personal preference but honestly, the author spends more time congratulating himself and expressing all the amazing things he's done than "talking with female serial killers" and when you actually get into it, he actually doesn't talk to many female serial killers at all.
He states facts and figures with absolutely no sources or information of where he got this information. There is no further reading or bibliography. It seems like he just makes these facts up.
The face of Myra Hindley is misleading because she is barely mentioned in the book. In fact very few actual female serial killers are mentioned despite the author repeatedly giving the definition he mostly talks about other killers and most of the time comparisons to males.
I find his description of females and "lesbian" to be degrading, misogynistic and stereotypical.
Then add in his style of writing bouncing back and forth between cases and the grammatical errors. I honestly wouldn't waste your time reading. I'm glad this was a library loan and that I didn't pay for it.
Sometimes this is just about personal preference but honestly, the author spends more time congratulating himself and expressing all the amazing things he's done than "talking with female serial killers" and when you actually get into it, he actually doesn't talk to many female serial killers at all.
He states facts and figures with absolutely no sources or information of where he got this information. There is no further reading or bibliography. It seems like he just makes these facts up.
The face of Myra Hindley is misleading because she is barely mentioned in the book. In fact very few actual female serial killers are mentioned despite the author repeatedly giving the definition he mostly talks about other killers and most of the time comparisons to males.
I find his description of females and "lesbian" to be degrading, misogynistic and stereotypical.
Then add in his style of writing bouncing back and forth between cases and the grammatical errors. I honestly wouldn't waste your time reading. I'm glad this was a library loan and that I didn't pay for it.
This only even reaches two stars because I have a great interest in the subject matter at hand and the stories themselves were interesting to learn about. However the approach taken in narrating these is vastly inappropriate and honestly it's concerning that such a popularised book has this sort of tone to it.
The title itself is misleading as only a couple of the cases are female serial killers, the rest being one-off female murderers that Berry-Dee classifies (under his opinion) as 'emerging serial killers' that were stopped prematurely. One of these cases might have been acceptable.
My other major concerns are based in his borderline obsession with 1) including killers' sexual orientations as if they're relevant to their criminal history (there's a difference between mentioning such traits in passing and just repetitively bringing them up as if the very word 'lesbian' or 'bisexual' defines them) and 2) describing killers either as attractive to himself or the complete opposite. None of this mattered and the book was so oversaturated with informal opinions that I couldn't take it seriously. I like an informal tone usually as it helps to lighten dark subject matter but this was so ridiculously extreme that I'm shocked it made it to press.
The title itself is misleading as only a couple of the cases are female serial killers, the rest being one-off female murderers that Berry-Dee classifies (under his opinion) as 'emerging serial killers' that were stopped prematurely. One of these cases might have been acceptable.
My other major concerns are based in his borderline obsession with 1) including killers' sexual orientations as if they're relevant to their criminal history (there's a difference between mentioning such traits in passing and just repetitively bringing them up as if the very word 'lesbian' or 'bisexual' defines them) and 2) describing killers either as attractive to himself or the complete opposite. None of this mattered and the book was so oversaturated with informal opinions that I couldn't take it seriously. I like an informal tone usually as it helps to lighten dark subject matter but this was so ridiculously extreme that I'm shocked it made it to press.
This book was quite horrific in parts so I wouldn't recommend for people who are faint hearted!
Christopher did a brilliant job at engaging the reader, it was like listening to a friend. He was also able to lift the tone back up with his brilliant sense of humor when things were getting too dark.
This was a real eye opener and it had me questioning again if our Justice system is too soft. I think the UK need to follow in Russia and Americas footsteps.
A gripping book, that shocks and disgusts you but gives insights to why some of these ladies did what they did
Christopher did a brilliant job at engaging the reader, it was like listening to a friend. He was also able to lift the tone back up with his brilliant sense of humor when things were getting too dark.
This was a real eye opener and it had me questioning again if our Justice system is too soft. I think the UK need to follow in Russia and Americas footsteps.
A gripping book, that shocks and disgusts you but gives insights to why some of these ladies did what they did
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
dark
informative
slow-paced
I really wanted to enjoy this book as much as the other books I’ve read from this author. However the constant book plugging rather his other books rather than going into details of the women in the book really annoyed me. Also why have a picture of Myra Hindley on the front cover if you’re book doesn’t even talk about her?
Added to that the constant fat shaming of the women it’s a no for me.
Added to that the constant fat shaming of the women it’s a no for me.
Wasnt in the right mind set for non-fiction
dark
slow-paced
The concept and basic info were really interesting but Christopher talks about himself almost as much as the people he writes about. I'd be interested to know how many times he says "I," "me," or "my" (including all the plugs for his "best-selling book" or "interview that prompted the documentary." Could have done without the blatant fatphobia and slutshaming too. Don't even get me started on the "bi-sexual with a 99.9% preference for women."
Also the book could use a further copy edit. Not EVERY murder needs to be compared to Stephen King. Learn another horror writer at least if you're going to make so many banal comparisons. Also, several of the women mentioned only actually killed one person so don't really fit the brief.
Also the book could use a further copy edit. Not EVERY murder needs to be compared to Stephen King. Learn another horror writer at least if you're going to make so many banal comparisons. Also, several of the women mentioned only actually killed one person so don't really fit the brief.