Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

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

9 reviews

louz42195's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Rape, Blood, and Body horror

kbennettj's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicide, Death, Gun violence, Stalking, Child death, Violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Animal death, Confinement, Torture, Rape, and Sexual violence

sarahhsullyy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Torture, Murder, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Mental illness, Violence, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Abortion, Drug abuse, Mass/school shootings, Vomit, and Drug use

sakisreads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

4.0

This was a Book Club read, because we wanted something that was non-fiction but that was easy to read and not full of jargon 🥲

A dark and thrilling tale, this book needs many content warnings. We see so many serial killer profiles these days and this is one that needs to be looked into (although hopefully not glamourised) 😫

The ending frustrated me to no end though!

I cannot believe Israel committed suicide 😫 I was so frustrated that he got to get away with all of these crimes. At the end, when it asks if racial profiling allowed him to get away with so much, I nodded vigorously.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Sexual assault, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, and Violence

amandalorianxo's review against another edition

challenging dark informative tense medium-paced

5.0

I normally am not a person who is invested in reading about serial killers but this investigation into Israel Keys, a man I had no idea existed, intrigued me. The BOTM version is sold out so that alone was enough for me to read. Definitely an easier read in terms of reading ability. The content itself still made me feel a bit uncomfortable but learning the process and the why was what kept me reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Gore, Death, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Rape

Minor: War

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Body horror, Sexual violence, Rape, Death, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Blood, Kidnapping, Child death, and Gun violence

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

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