Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara

35 reviews

hannahmcclee's review against another edition

I had a background of the case before reading the book so I knew what to expect. However, it was a slow read that gave a lot of graphic detail of the crimes. I just never felt like reading more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Torture, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

raineedayreader's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Rape, Murder, Death, Sexual violence, Stalking, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror

cjblates's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, and Death

brianna_moye's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Murder, and Gore

chloenk_1011's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Sexual violence, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Blood, and Body horror

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Rape, Stalking, Torture, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Blood, and Murder

librarymouse's review

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

Michelle McNamara's work to hunt down the Golden State Killer is exceptional. Her dedication to the work and her writing style make the book an engaging read that made me want to keep reading long into the night despite the content. The sections compiled after her death were done with so much respect for her and her work show how much she meant to her friends, loved ones, and colleagues.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Gun violence, Body horror, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual harassment

kennedybullen's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kasey_reads's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

I've put off reading this book for a long time. I consider myself a light true-crime fan, but I knew who Michelle McNamara is, and I thought I knew that she had done work on the Golden State Killer case. But really the work she did was so much deeper, and this book is an incredible piece of investigative work. 

Because this is investigative nonfiction, and the span of the case is so vast, the book can drive a bit at times, but don't let that deter you from reading. The details of the case are important, and it's well worth pushing through the slew of details to get to the emotional meat of the book. 

If you read or listen to this book you will see the care and detail that Michelle McNamara put into her work, and it's not hard to tell why so many detectives found it easy to trust and confide in her. Ultimately, this book is a love letter, to the tireless professional and armchair detectives, Michelle's community, and through her friends and husbands, to Michelle herself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Torture, and Violence