Reviews

Portrait of a Monster: Joran van der Sloot, a Murder in Peru, and the Natalee Holloway Mystery by Lisa Pulitzer, Cole Thompson

rarebird_15's review against another edition

5.0

This was a great book! I'm always interested in crime, so it definitely kept my interest. I had heard very little about the cases mentioned, so it was informative. If you like true crime, check it out.

lisag's review

dark informative slow-paced

2.75

alifromkc1907's review

5.0

Read April 2023

dgrachel's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious slow-paced

3.25

This is an informative, Dateline-esque look at a twisted man, a missing young woman, and a murder that evil, manipulative, pathological liar was convicted of committing. I like that it wasn’t super tabloid sensational, and I can’t fault it for being what it is - a story about the monster, not so much about his victims. However, I can’t help but be a little sorry to have read it, as it feels like giving him more of the attention he craves, when what he deserves is to rot in a Peruvian prison, forgotten and unmentioned.