Reviews tagging 'Torture'

American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century by Maureen Callahan

32 reviews

gd95's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, and Rape

eldritch_flower's review against another edition

challenging dark informative tense slow-paced

4.0

 Yet another true crime book. I promise I read more than just true crime. But this was just too good to pass up.

This book covers the crimes, manhunt, and interviews of Israel Keyes, an American Serial Killer and potential terrorist. Keyes toyed with his interviewers. And some of the interviewers were incompetent(and that's the NICEST) way I can put it.

This was an interesting read on a lesser known serial killer 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Stalking, Torture, and Violence

chloenfp's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

2.0

Really unpleasant, poorly written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Fire/Fire injury

crosberg's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

3.5

This is an intensely well researched and very in depth discussion of a single man and the crimes he did (or claims to have committed).  Definitely not easy listening, but the threads the Callahan draws between white supremacy and prepper culture and what brought Keyes to commit such violence is the start of a very important conversation.

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Content Warnings

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

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Torture, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol, Antisemitism, Racism, and Sexism

jennifer_bush_73's review

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Violence, Rape, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

clawrence345's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

dorian_gray's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Grief, Death, Child death, Body horror, and Murder

ghoul_girl's review

challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.75

This book is one of the most frightening things I’ve ever read. I’d definitely recommend for any true crime fan! 
Callahan is an amazing writer and the way she tells the story and the research she did for this is astounding. Israel Keyes will haunt my every nightmare now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Torture, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse and Suicide