Reviews tagging 'Murder'

I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

236 reviews

klandry98's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal cruelty, Violence, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault

miggyfool's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Rape, Blood, Gore, Grief, and Sexism

ceryni's review against another edition

dark informative fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Murder

kirstenpod_'s review against another edition

dark informative mysterious slow-paced

1.75

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Content Warnings

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

hayleyvharrington's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious sad slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Violence, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Torture, and Animal cruelty

musicalchikaan's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

It’s a slay

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Rape, and Gore

gretchenplz's review against another edition

2.5

It's taken me 5 years to finish this audiobook, and I'm still not quite sure why that is. I hate reviewing works that are clearly lives' works, passion projects, and post-humous publications because giving a "meh" review feels like an insult.

In theory, all the pieces are there. 

But I think what it is that held this back for me are: 1) The victim's stories being told in a style that comes across as almost fictional. While I understand the stylistic decision, I find it almost disrespectful? Cheapening of the victims' stories? Especially since so much time is spent describing the EAR. I didn't want to hear about his penis or him crying for his mom again. But it happened every time. I don't know. 2) Because of that, I feel like so many stories just blend together and cause the book to lag through the middle and to the end. 3) What I really wanted was less on the actual case and more on Michelle's process. Or the process of all the internet sleuths that helped put this together.

I think that last reason is why I enjoyed the docuseries so much more. 

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Content Warnings

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

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

This was an impressive relentless search by an amateur detective who literally broke the case as she was dying. One of the most infamous serial rapists and killers in modern times who was finally brought to justice because of her. The story is her journey of how she got interested in the Golden State Killer (GSK)/East Area Rapist (EAR), how she found her leads, and how she led police to the culprit. It also includes her false starts and dead ends. Only sorry she isn't around to write another book. I would've followed her works...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Rape

judassilver's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

goblinghost_39's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder