Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara

99 reviews

weird_but_fucking_beautiful's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

3.5

I appreciate Michelle’s persistence and dogged determination that she devoted in her later life in the pursuit and capture of the man she dubbed the Golden State Killer. The beginning of this book reads like a novel, it is both engrossing and chilling. It is as it gets pieced together by others through her case notes that it loses its grip and became a dry textbook narrative.  I mean no detriment to the wonderful folks who stepped in on Michelle’s behalf to finish this book. It just shows what an amazing talent she had for story telling and what a lasting gift Michelle gave the world through her writing. I am a huge proponent for “ the book is always better”, but in this case I enjoyed the HBO series far more. 

 

I’d like to express my deepest condolences to the McNamara/Oswalt families. Michelle would’ve been beyond thrilled to see that the jaws of justice finally snapped shut around the neck of GSK’s reign of terror and anonymity… 

somehow though I think she already knows. 

Rest easy gentle and sweet lady.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Stalking

lauraelizabeth67's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Stalking, Blood, Rape, Sexual violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, and Violence

clarabooksit's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

faithaforman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

5.0

Incredible read that is both informative and powerful. The book delves into not only the dark deeds of the GSK, but also the authors foundational experience with true crime and her admitted obsession with seeing the GSK identified and hopefully brought to justice. The stories of the crimes are not just goeg details, but humanizing portraits of normal people who went through something terrible. I cannot recommend tho book enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and Stalking

nodogsonthemoon's review

dark informative mysterious medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Rape

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Stalking, Violence, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual violence

Minor: Pedophilia, Kidnapping, and Animal death

raineedayreader's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Rape, Murder, Death, Sexual violence, Stalking, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror

brianna_moye's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Murder, and Gore

chloenk_1011's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Sexual violence, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Blood, and Body horror

oldladysadie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

A haunting and intensely reflective read. I read the updated edition with appendices related to the GSK’s subsequent arrest, and highly recommend it. Patton Oswalt’s afterword and postscript brought tears to my eyes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Stalking, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Misogyny

vanesst's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Body horror, and Stalking

Moderate: Torture, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty and Kidnapping