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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
Thanks to Scribner and NetGalley for an ARC of this book.
I've found the "boom" of true crime in the last few years to be strange, especially when members of fans who seem to use the grisly details of someone else's violent death as grist for the mill of personal empowerment. Rachel Monroe seems to share my skepticism, given the intro and outro of the book which take place at CrimeCon, but also sees more to why people (and in particular, women) get so into things like this and the field of forensics.
Across four stories, we see how women's fascination with true crime led to the formation of forensics as a field, helped get the story of Sharon Tate's family out in the press beyond the major narratives, helped exonerate the West Memphis 3, and (in a nice twist on the previous three stories) helped plan a (largely unsuccessful, but still!) school shooting in Canada thanks to murder fandom.
The book is an easy read, with each story sketched out too the perfect extent to communicate what it needs to as it relates to our current obsession with true crime. Rachel Monroe's weaving in of her own story and experiences helps brings this to light in every chapter.
I've found the "boom" of true crime in the last few years to be strange, especially when members of fans who seem to use the grisly details of someone else's violent death as grist for the mill of personal empowerment. Rachel Monroe seems to share my skepticism, given the intro and outro of the book which take place at CrimeCon, but also sees more to why people (and in particular, women) get so into things like this and the field of forensics.
Across four stories, we see how women's fascination with true crime led to the formation of forensics as a field, helped get the story of Sharon Tate's family out in the press beyond the major narratives, helped exonerate the West Memphis 3, and (in a nice twist on the previous three stories) helped plan a (largely unsuccessful, but still!) school shooting in Canada thanks to murder fandom.
The book is an easy read, with each story sketched out too the perfect extent to communicate what it needs to as it relates to our current obsession with true crime. Rachel Monroe's weaving in of her own story and experiences helps brings this to light in every chapter.
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A really interesting addition to the true crime narrative. I didn't love the organization but the storytelling is really good.
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Very interesting look into the world of true crime. I leave still wondering why women have such a fascination with true crime and criminals. Would love to understand more of a breakdown of women demographics in true crime. This book had me googling topics for weeks.
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