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Serial Killers of the '70s, Volume 2: Stories Behind a Notorious Decade of Death by Jane Fritsch
syngbld23's review
3.0
I gave this 3 stars because there are already so many books/documentaries with the stories of some of the serial killers mentioned in this book. Also, I did not find the court transcripts/documents to be very intriguing so I skipped those at the end. There were some killers that I had not heard of so it was nice to read some of those stories.
h3nryshere's review
2.0
I expected more from this book. This book was poorly organised and felt rushed. Although there are interesting facts about the killers in the book and I did learn of some killers I hadn’t heard of before it left like I was reading a textbook. I found the book to repeat itself at times to the point where I was questioning if I was losing it. Lots of different killers thrown into each chapter where I believe if each killer had a chapter each containing a detailed story of their case it would have been a more enjoyable read. But if you enjoy a factual straight to the point read then this is more aimed towards you.
alicemlake's review
3.0
Meh. Definitely can tell author was rushed. All over the place with organization. Back and forth on dates and very repetitive at some parts. Overall not bad and was able to finish the last half quite quick because i just wanted to finish it. Filled with info and kinda get slammed with a bunch of graphic details all at once so struggled to read much at a time.
eveshorrorshow's review
2.0
I’ll be honest and say the way the stories start and how it was jumping back and forth with the timeline of each case… just had me a bit confused. Just kinda seemed all over the place. I found myself putting this book down and not wanting to pick it up for a couple of days between each chapter.
Some positive things I can say, I enjoyed learning about some of these serial killers I hadn’t heard of before.
I really wanted to love this book, but again I wasn’t glued to the pages. With all this being said, I will be picking up Serial Killers of the 80s because I want to believe the author will do better.
Some positive things I can say, I enjoyed learning about some of these serial killers I hadn’t heard of before.
I really wanted to love this book, but again I wasn’t glued to the pages. With all this being said, I will be picking up Serial Killers of the 80s because I want to believe the author will do better.
tacochelle's review
3.0
It's a book about serial killers. You get what you get. The focus on one decade helped cover some lesser known cases alongside ones like Bundy and Gacy. The author also mentions every victim from each killer - even the unidentified, even when the list gets to the 20s or 30s. With a certain amount of glorification of serial killers in pop culture, I find it important to remember the lives lost because of them, remember that they were real people with loved ones that continue to mourn them. The one negative from this is that each chapter feels like it's cut short. They end on a weird note, a sentence that doesn't feel like the conclusion to the subject, and suddenly move on to the next.
madiroo91's review
3.0
We all known the well known killers in this country that have become well known names like famous people. I got to learn about a few new characters that I hadn't heard before. I definitely did a lot of eye rolling in this book due to the way some of these cases have been handled. If there were multiple male victims, it automatically made the the killer an "acknowledged homosexual" or something ridiculous. Also, the amount of time and money these cases wasted because they continued to get drawn out. It is nice though to learn that some of these killers have been brought to justice years later due to DNA technology.