Reviews tagging 'Torture'

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

54 reviews

perfectcupoftea's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Torture, Gun violence, Drug use, Death, and Kidnapping

kimmer99's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Sexual violence, Rape, Torture, Gore, and Stalking

mazlloree's review

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Stalking, Violence, Torture, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Child death

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

Moderate: Classism, Mental illness, and Sexual content

polarbearisla's review

dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced

4.0

It was enjoyable. The story around the story was the most interesting thing, I think. The story of Michelle’s obsession juxtaposed with the obsession of the GSK, and how her death brought the spotlight to his story was fascinating.  If you like true crime but can’t handle a bunch of gratuitous gore, this is a good read for you.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Blood, Rape, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Torture, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

miggyfool's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Rape, Blood, Gore, Grief, and Sexism

hayleyvharrington's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious sad slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Violence, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Torture, and Animal cruelty

heidipolkissa82's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Stalking, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

gretchenplz's review against another edition

2.5

It's taken me 5 years to finish this audiobook, and I'm still not quite sure why that is. I hate reviewing works that are clearly lives' works, passion projects, and post-humous publications because giving a "meh" review feels like an insult.

In theory, all the pieces are there. 

But I think what it is that held this back for me are: 1) The victim's stories being told in a style that comes across as almost fictional. While I understand the stylistic decision, I find it almost disrespectful? Cheapening of the victims' stories? Especially since so much time is spent describing the EAR. I didn't want to hear about his penis or him crying for his mom again. But it happened every time. I don't know. 2) Because of that, I feel like so many stories just blend together and cause the book to lag through the middle and to the end. 3) What I really wanted was less on the actual case and more on Michelle's process. Or the process of all the internet sleuths that helped put this together.

I think that last reason is why I enjoyed the docuseries so much more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Torture, and Stalking

srah's review

dark emotional informative

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Death, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Blood

Minor: Drug use