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medusa_frost1's review
3.0
I guess I'm more into the gory details than the court case. I'm shallow and a gore hound, so even though it was interesting, there wasn't really anything new, just a lot of detail, which would be great for someone looking for that sort of thing.
I just fell asleep a few too many times.
I just fell asleep a few too many times.
ultimate_turtle's review
challenging
informative
slow-paced
2.0
The endless supply of knowledge of the case gave an indepth understanding of what happened and how it affected Lizzie Borden and the town. While this gave the reader an experience of being a member of the courtroom, it lacked a perspective and additional information from the author.
bargainsleuth's review
2.0
The author spent most of the book pulling quotes from the various news outlets that covered the Lizzie Borden case. Paragraph upon paragraph of 4-5 quotes, with little holding them together. Definitely did not hear the author's voice because of this.
rballenger's review against another edition
1.0
Type of read: Commuter Read.
What made me pick it up: I read 'The Trial of Lizzie Borden' as one of my books for the Tennessee R.E.A.D.s challenge prompt of read a book about a famous or infamous female.
Overall rating: I've always been fascinated by the Lizzie Borden story and I remember hearing the rhyme when I was younger and thinking it was just the craziest thing. When one of the prompts for the Tennessee R.E.A.D.s challenger was to read a book about an infamous female, it seemed a great fit to combine history and interest, unfortunately, this one just didn't do it for me. I think I got a few hours into the audiobook and had over eight hours left when I finally called it quits. I really wish there was a different audio narrator for 'The Trial of Lizzie Borden.' It felt like Siri was reading me a story with the pacing, tone, and inflections being off. Maybe it was because I was reading at 1.5 speed (which isn't abnormal for me) but even when I slowed it down to regular speed (1.00) it was just funky. The audio combined with the slow-moving nature of the book caused it to be a DNF.
What made me pick it up: I read 'The Trial of Lizzie Borden' as one of my books for the Tennessee R.E.A.D.s challenge prompt of read a book about a famous or infamous female.
Overall rating: I've always been fascinated by the Lizzie Borden story and I remember hearing the rhyme when I was younger and thinking it was just the craziest thing. When one of the prompts for the Tennessee R.E.A.D.s challenger was to read a book about an infamous female, it seemed a great fit to combine history and interest, unfortunately, this one just didn't do it for me. I think I got a few hours into the audiobook and had over eight hours left when I finally called it quits. I really wish there was a different audio narrator for 'The Trial of Lizzie Borden.' It felt like Siri was reading me a story with the pacing, tone, and inflections being off. Maybe it was because I was reading at 1.5 speed (which isn't abnormal for me) but even when I slowed it down to regular speed (1.00) it was just funky. The audio combined with the slow-moving nature of the book caused it to be a DNF.
libraryzen's review
3.0
You cannot have “recently unearthed letters from Lizzie Borden” in the book’s description when the information is actually locked in a safe never to be publicized and never actually in the book, only referenced in the last tiny chapter. The book loses 2 stars for click bait. Glad I didn’t pay for it.
emmie1507's review
2.0
Lizzie Borden took an ax
And gave her mother forty whacks,
And when she saw what she had done,
She gave her father forty-one.
This book was very informative, and it gave me a lot of details I was not already aware of. I enjoyed reading this book and I would recommend it to anyone wanting to learn more about Lizzie Borden.
You may ask "But Emily? If you enjoyed it and would recommend it, why two stars?" Well, that is because the pacing was rather slow, and it felt like the author was cramming so many facts into the book. That isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it did make it a little harder for me to read it and I found that I really had to concentrate on the words I was reading so they wouldn't fly over my head
And gave her mother forty whacks,
And when she saw what she had done,
She gave her father forty-one.
This book was very informative, and it gave me a lot of details I was not already aware of. I enjoyed reading this book and I would recommend it to anyone wanting to learn more about Lizzie Borden.
You may ask "But Emily? If you enjoyed it and would recommend it, why two stars?" Well, that is because the pacing was rather slow, and it felt like the author was cramming so many facts into the book. That isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it did make it a little harder for me to read it and I found that I really had to concentrate on the words I was reading so they wouldn't fly over my head
melissa_who_reads's review
5.0
Really enjoyed: this book is very well-written, very clear, gives a strong narrative and uses contemporary sources to give a feel for what happened. Cara Robertson takes you through the crime, the police response, and the trial itself. The jury famously acquitted her, but no one else was ever arrested for the crime - and the debate over whether she did it or not has raged ever since. Based on the evidence presented at trial - the acquittal was justified: the evidence presented did not hold up to scrutiny. Very interesting to have the case presented as a look at the police investigation and the trial, rather than another theory on who did it and why.
meganlouise815's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.25