Reviews tagging 'Torture'

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

56 reviews

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

brynnbmn's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Torture, Murder, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, and Violence

clarabooksit's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Stalking, Sexual violence, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Torture

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

vanesst's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Body horror, and Stalking

Moderate: Torture, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty and Kidnapping

gochasingrabbits's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, and Torture

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

slutforhotwings's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Torture, Stalking, Sexual violence, Rape, Pedophilia, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, and Gun violence