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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
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Good anthology of modern crime writing, which is so much more thoughtful on the lives of victims and the moral complications of covering crime in the first place.
This book gives you a smidge different version of the stories that you already know in the realm of true crime. She adds some extra details. Overall, it feels like a compilation of articles she published from magazines. Nothing extraordinary.
Read this as my daughter got me interested in the My Favorite Murder genre of podcasts.
Written by several people these are like short true crimes stories.
A fast read and well done.
Written by several people these are like short true crimes stories.
A fast read and well done.
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fast-paced
Unspeakable Acts is a true crime anthology. So basically the book is comprised of already published stories about various crimes throughout history, from Dee Dee Blanchard & Gypsy Rose to Ted Bundy. I think it would’ve worked better using cases that aren’t as well known. Trying to capture Ted Bundy in an hour long section doesn’t really work. I found myself enjoying the cases I wasn’t as familiar with. It’s a really cool approach to true crime and I’d love to find more like this. There are con-men, murderers, there a blood splatter section for Dexter fans
This is a nice collection of true crime essays. These are not deep cuts--I had heard of all of the cases included here--but they're also solid takes. The most tedious parts of the book are the intro and the essay that try to uncover Why We Love True Crime. I did enjoy the highbrow crime story vs. lowbrow crime story take, though, and like the author I also prefer the lowbrow (not including here the absolute gorefest books or slapdash podcasts like Crime Junkies). It seems more honest, in a way.