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titanic's review against another edition
4.0
"Richard Ramirez, aka the Night Stalker, reads his fan mail, enjoys all the photographs of naked women sent to him, and dreams about being free so he can do all the grisly, ghastly things he did to get put on death row in the first place."
This is a heavy, informational book that took me a while to read. In the beginning, I would switch between reading the paperback and listening to the audiobook, but I would struggle with keeping the information in my head. I soon found I enjoyed the book more when I read along with the audiobook, there was just something about this book that wouldn't make the information stick when I was just reading it.
That being said, this is a very good book for people who want to know more about the Night Stalker, it goes into detail about Richard Ramirez, his crimes, the trial, his wedding a lot more than I thought it would. I enjoyed everything about this book, it was honestly so informative, I couldn't fault it. There was a great amount of effort that went into this book, you could just hear all the research and effort it took. I really did love it.
The book was updated on the tenth anniversary of the publishing of the book, where it gives an interview between Ramirez and the author, but it is out of date as Ramirez is now dead, having died from B-cell lymphoma in 2013, that being said, I don't expect a book to update just because the subject died. My copy is from 1996 I believe, so Ramirez lived another 17 years after the book got republished with the update.
This is a heavy, informational book that took me a while to read. In the beginning, I would switch between reading the paperback and listening to the audiobook, but I would struggle with keeping the information in my head. I soon found I enjoyed the book more when I read along with the audiobook, there was just something about this book that wouldn't make the information stick when I was just reading it.
That being said, this is a very good book for people who want to know more about the Night Stalker, it goes into detail about Richard Ramirez, his crimes, the trial, his wedding a lot more than I thought it would. I enjoyed everything about this book, it was honestly so informative, I couldn't fault it. There was a great amount of effort that went into this book, you could just hear all the research and effort it took. I really did love it.
The book was updated on the tenth anniversary of the publishing of the book, where it gives an interview between Ramirez and the author, but it is out of date as Ramirez is now dead, having died from B-cell lymphoma in 2013, that being said, I don't expect a book to update just because the subject died. My copy is from 1996 I believe, so Ramirez lived another 17 years after the book got republished with the update.
inbookishworld's review against another edition
4.0
Książka zawiera wiele szczegółów zbrodni popełnionych przez Ramireza, więc nie jest to pozycja dla osób, które nie lubią takich detali.
Brakowało mi w niej opisów zbrodni, o które był dodatkowo oskarżany Ramirez, jak np. porwania dzieci. Dodatkowo rozdział poświęcony procesowi nużył mnie… Jednak jest to pozycja warta uwagi.
Brakowało mi w niej opisów zbrodni, o które był dodatkowo oskarżany Ramirez, jak np. porwania dzieci. Dodatkowo rozdział poświęcony procesowi nużył mnie… Jednak jest to pozycja warta uwagi.
anika_bush's review against another edition
3.0
I felt like the author was far too sympathetic to the serial killer...it became distracting at times. Otherwise, well-researched and riveting.
thedustbunnyslibrary's review against another edition
5.0
“Swear on Satan you won’t scream.”
Wow, I devoured this book, Could not put it down. Philip Carlo did an incredible job with his research and attention to detail. While Netflix’s Night Stalker documentary about the 1980s serial killer who struck California was informative, Carlo’s book goes much more in depth with Ramirez’s childhood, trauma, family, and his groupies. He even goes as far as giving us a snippet of his one-on-one interview with the Night Stalker himself, quotes from “fans,” and a handful of photographs - including the horrific crime scenes.
This chilling book will give you goosebumps. Lock your windows.
A must for readers interested in true crime, psychology, & serial killers.
❗️TW: Graphic descriptions of abuse, sexual assault, rape, blood, killings, drug use, self harm, crime scenes, and included crime scene photographs.
Note: This book does not acknowledge the murder of 9 year old Mei Leung or the assault of 6 year old Anastasia Hronas.
Wow, I devoured this book, Could not put it down. Philip Carlo did an incredible job with his research and attention to detail. While Netflix’s Night Stalker documentary about the 1980s serial killer who struck California was informative, Carlo’s book goes much more in depth with Ramirez’s childhood, trauma, family, and his groupies. He even goes as far as giving us a snippet of his one-on-one interview with the Night Stalker himself, quotes from “fans,” and a handful of photographs - including the horrific crime scenes.
This chilling book will give you goosebumps. Lock your windows.
A must for readers interested in true crime, psychology, & serial killers.
❗️TW: Graphic descriptions of abuse, sexual assault, rape, blood, killings, drug use, self harm, crime scenes, and included crime scene photographs.
Note: This book does not acknowledge the murder of 9 year old Mei Leung or the assault of 6 year old Anastasia Hronas.