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informative
mysterious
fast-paced
3.0
The important thing to remember about this book, and something that I continuously had to remind myself of, is that IT WAS WRITTEN IN A DIFFERENT TIME. I have to tell myself that because I kept getting annoyed with certain stereotypes. Like, did you know that ladies can't keep secrets? Also, men and women eat peanuts differently, and that's a FACT.
But seriously though, this was an entertaining example of true crime journalism with stories told in a sometimes tongue in cheek manner that was intriguing and engaging. I don't get why there were two different narrators but either way it was something good to put on in the background while I did things.
Highlight would be the contemporary piece on the Black Dahlia murder. Very interesting to hear the perspective of someone from much closer to the time when it took place. Bit sad that it ended with a very definitive statement about finding the murderer and to this day we still don't know what happened to her.
I'd recommend to anyone interested in historical crime - majority of the stories in here I had never heard of before.
But seriously though, this was an entertaining example of true crime journalism with stories told in a sometimes tongue in cheek manner that was intriguing and engaging. I don't get why there were two different narrators but either way it was something good to put on in the background while I did things.
Highlight would be the contemporary piece on the Black Dahlia murder. Very interesting to hear the perspective of someone from much closer to the time when it took place. Bit sad that it ended with a very definitive statement about finding the murderer and to this day we still don't know what happened to her.
I'd recommend to anyone interested in historical crime - majority of the stories in here I had never heard of before.
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