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alerasaul0's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Sexual assault
Moderate: Alcoholism, Ableism, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Incest
innae's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
slow-paced
3.5
A horrific set of murders with SO many suspects. This book attempts to address the question of who? There are too many questions though to answer this main one. During the investigation one of the authors is accused of being the monster and the other is charged with several other crimes. A crazy tale.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Torture, and Sexual violence
migrex's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
This refers to the audiobook. At first I found the fake Italian accents of the narrator off putting, and still did somewhat by the end, but I can understand why the narrator, who has a pleasant voice, did this, as it seemed to be a way to differentiate the voices. A full-cast recording would solve this problem but surely create others. But one thing that still did annoy me was the lack of incorrect pronunciation, primarily placement of accents, in the Italian. Other than this, which accounts for the lower star rating, the book is an incredible look into this true crime story and the astounding events which happened when Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi investigated it. One plus in the audiobook is a phone interview with Douglas Preston at the end (I don't know if this same information is included in the print copy).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Sexual content
Mutilation
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