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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
The main character in this book is an incredibly domineering woman who seems absolutely larger than life. She is a brilliant physician who abuses drugs, alcohol and retreats into novels while her family suffers. She starts by poisoning her husband, and then sets fire to the house which also takes her two children. This book is about the havoc that a strong, controlling woman is able to wreak on the world around her and at times seems unreal. But once again, it's all 100% true story.
Reading this for book club. I don't care for how the information is coming across. It's reading as if it was an episodes of Forensics File or 48 hours or something. Granted, it's a true story but I wish it was written more with a traditional plot. Through the eyes of someone.
The book seems dated, I didn't care for the references just because Deborah had cut her hair short, wore unisex styled clothes and had a low sex drive that these would be cause for concern of either her marriage falling apart or the potential characteristics of a psychopath.
I do wonder if this happened today if Deborah would have been diagnosed with Asbergers as I feel some of the details earlier in the book about Deborah might have put her in that spectrum.
Also, there were some things I agreed with on Deborah' terms. I too dislike stupid people. I can relate to, from working in the medical field, that when people come in with blazing infections and you just look at them like, why did you take care of this sooner?
While I was only a small child when this happened and I do not remember hearing about it on the news, it's a tragedy. A tragedy that could have been told better, IMO.
The book seems dated, I didn't care for the references just because Deborah had cut her hair short, wore unisex styled clothes and had a low sex drive that these would be cause for concern of either her marriage falling apart or the potential characteristics of a psychopath.
I do wonder if this happened today if Deborah would have been diagnosed with Asbergers as I feel some of the details earlier in the book about Deborah might have put her in that spectrum.
Also, there were some things I agreed with on Deborah' terms. I too dislike stupid people. I can relate to, from working in the medical field, that when people come in with blazing infections and you just look at them like, why did you take care of this sooner?
While I was only a small child when this happened and I do not remember hearing about it on the news, it's a tragedy. A tragedy that could have been told better, IMO.
dark
emotional
informative
sad
slow-paced
dark
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
sad
medium-paced
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
I was actually recommended Rule's books by the My Favorite Murder Podcast and I am very glad I took them up on their recommendation! Rule writes masterfully about true events that make it feel like a very immersive novel. Definitely going to read more of her works.
A real story of a mother’s decision that killed two of her children in a house fire she set. Ann Rule presents the facts in an interesting and clear way.
This is a sad case (yes, all true crime stories are sad but this is an especially rough case concerning a woman family annihilater. It is similar to Ann Rule’s other book Small Sacrifices.