Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

32 reviews

bekah1210's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gore, and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Mental illness

aegireads's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Child death, Death, Rape, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Ableism, Racism, and Cancer

Minor: Transphobia

carlytenille's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, and Violence

gabbyyscott's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Rape, Child death, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

ngb1980's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

eldritch_flower's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring tense slow-paced

4.0

 This was an interesting read. It's fairly short and it follows the case of Diane Downs, a woman who shot her three kids. It's short, to the point, no flowery language, and so well researched.

In this book we follow Diane's version of events, the aftermath, how her surviving children healed, Diane's past, the court proceedings, and her stay in a women's correctional facility(and her escape and recapture).

It's short, but definitely worth reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Violence

madeleinemae05's review

challenging dark informative mysterious sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Medical trauma, and Murder

o_ro_se_do_bheatha_abhaile's review

dark slow-paced

1.25

how did she have such an interesting story handed to her on a silver platter, yet still make it so torturous to read? Her irritating defense of the police and self important tone does not sit right. Also I know this is a book written in the late 70s, but boy does Ann have an affinity for the r word, as well as blatant ableist and sometimes homophobic rhetoric. Very dated, if you're interested in the Ted Bundy case just read a few articles and don't waste your time on this awful 'classic'.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Rape, Mental illness, Gore, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, and Kidnapping

queserasara's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

claudiam's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Kidnapping