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tuttleistired's review against another edition
3.0
“Witchcraft, death threats, cryptograms, a hooded killer still sought, dedicated investigators, and a mysterious man in a white Chevy who is seen by all but known by no one are all parts of the Zodiac mystery”
“Sides of the Chris Craft, reflected in the deep and highly polished floor, mirrored in the brass work around him, and copied in a hundred polished shaft bearings. He was reproduced full length in the floor to ceiling show window. Starr [Allen] was everywhere I looked.”
“One day he and Mike Mageau found themselves in the same Southland courtroom, Bryan a well-dressed defense attorney, Mike in an orange jumpsuit, still a troubled victim and a former street person. “Look at you and look at me,” says Megeau. “Touched by the same killer and look what you have become. Look what I have become.”
This is my fourth time rereading this book, and I continue to hate Robert Graysmith. While yes he is extremely knowledgeable on this whole case but he is still very bias in who he thinks is the Zodiac. This whole book is just explaining every point of how Aurther Leigh Allen was the Zodiac. While yes I agree that Allen could definitely be the killer I also think Graysmith very quickly looked of the idea that like Morrill (pretty sure not the guys real name) thinks the Zodiac could be two people. One being the killer and the second being the writer of the letters. Graysmith will die thinking that Allen was the killer. I wish that this book would be less biased but it’s fine and I hope all readers go and do outside research on this case. I’ve learned while doing a lot of research on the case for a paper that a lot of what Graysmith says is somewhat or very exaggerated. All I say is please go research this case yourself once you finish the book, and don’t even get me started on the movie.
“Sides of the Chris Craft, reflected in the deep and highly polished floor, mirrored in the brass work around him, and copied in a hundred polished shaft bearings. He was reproduced full length in the floor to ceiling show window. Starr [Allen] was everywhere I looked.”
“One day he and Mike Mageau found themselves in the same Southland courtroom, Bryan a well-dressed defense attorney, Mike in an orange jumpsuit, still a troubled victim and a former street person. “Look at you and look at me,” says Megeau. “Touched by the same killer and look what you have become. Look what I have become.”
This is my fourth time rereading this book, and I continue to hate Robert Graysmith. While yes he is extremely knowledgeable on this whole case but he is still very bias in who he thinks is the Zodiac. This whole book is just explaining every point of how Aurther Leigh Allen was the Zodiac. While yes I agree that Allen could definitely be the killer I also think Graysmith very quickly looked of the idea that like Morrill (pretty sure not the guys real name) thinks the Zodiac could be two people. One being the killer and the second being the writer of the letters. Graysmith will die thinking that Allen was the killer. I wish that this book would be less biased but it’s fine and I hope all readers go and do outside research on this case. I’ve learned while doing a lot of research on the case for a paper that a lot of what Graysmith says is somewhat or very exaggerated. All I say is please go research this case yourself once you finish the book, and don’t even get me started on the movie.
lisa_butler79's review
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
1.0
I read this book for a book published in 1986 for my challenge to read a book published every year since I was born.
This book was a slog.
I've never heard of the zodiac killer or even watched the movie. This serial killer killed in the 60s and 70s and to this date is still unsolved.
I thought this book would be intriguing who doesn't love a good murder crime mystery. However, the writing style is poor and not much was actually mentioned about the murders it was more about the letters that the zodiac may or may not have sent to the police. It was also about murders that may or may not have been done by the zodiac. There was a lot of speculation.
There was too much unncessary waffle in the book then the author went into full on mode who he thought the murderer was he became a bit obsessed. This man is a journalist but he seemed to be trying to do more to get a certain man arrested for the murders then the actual police. I could tell by his passion that he was invested in the case but it was like he was trying to get the evidence to fit his theory so the book felt very biased at the end.
By the end of the book I was just skimming the words but not really taking in any detail.
Obviously there is no conclusion to the book as the murderer has still not been found.
meow_meow68's review
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.5
An informative but dry read. I gained great deal of insight about the Zodiac murders from the both the investigators involved and the author himself. It was interesting to read about the scope of the investigation and the lasting emotional impact the Zodiac murders had on the the communities, investigators and victims involved . I hope with today's scientific advancements, investigators will finally be to unmask the Zodiac, and give closure to the victims and their families.