Why We Love Serial Killers: The Curious Appeal of the World's Most Savage Murderers by Scott Bonn

2.81 AVERAGE

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radiant_cake's review against another edition

3.75
dark informative medium-paced
Very scientific and informative. Did not love all the absolutes - found it unrelatable. 

katreadsgood's review

3.0
dark informative slow-paced
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alittlewitchy's review

2.0
informative slow-paced

shivsbooks's review against another edition

3.75
dark informative reflective medium-paced
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lichmaster701's review against another edition

2.0
informative reflective slow-paced
I keep reading because the information was good but the writing style was not. 

anneclareivy's review

2.5
challenging dark informative slow-paced

lauhunya's review

5.0
challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced
I went to see this Dr. Bonn talk at one of his shows, so I decided to read the book beforehand to prepare me. I really enjoyed the show and the book. He has a fascinating take on serial killers and is very knowledgeable. I enjoyed getting to hear what he had to say and the book went into even more detail. I enjoyed learning about why he thinks serial killers are so fascinating to people.

arundlestl's review

1.0
This title doesn't even explain what to book is about. It was a total waste of my time.
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lexy's review

2.0
There’s a lot to unpack here. Bonn spends pages dismissing people interested in true crime (ie his readers) and shames the “media” for sensationalizing serial killers, making them out to be monsters rather than people. Conversely, he then continues to shame the public for knowing names of serial killers but not their victims, and then concludes by telling us society needs serial killers to keep “regular people” from not straying too far into their violent urges? This book lacks any awareness, any new information, and no clear thesis.

dedasab's review against another edition

3.0
informative slow-paced
The book was too long and repetitive. It really didn't need to be almost 9 hours. It was a solid 4 stars until the last chapter. That conclusion was really unnecessary, in my opinion.
All in all, a great performance and an informative book, yet ruined by the conclusion.