Reviews tagging 'Blood'

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

49 reviews

bethboo's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

2.0

This is the story of a true crime junkie becoming obsessed with a serial rapist and murderer. To the point that she worked with detective from the cases, knew all the sordid details, and made several attempts at naming a suspect. She died before she could finish her book or catch the guy, so the author put together her story.

This book kind of solidifies my opinion about weird true crime junkies. Look man, I get it. It's morbidly interesting and makes you feel a little adrenaline. It's all so mysterious and violent that it feels separate from real life. I've been there, I've listened to true crime podcasts and watched the youtube videos. But at some point you have to realize that this is weird and those events truly happened to someone and that you, a random person, is not the "key to the case". You're just consuming trauma-porn of the worst day of someone's life. Like if you can't be self aware, then wtf. This lady let it take over her entire life. 

I thought the book was well written and I thought the case was well laid out, thought I wish we hadn't focused on the lady obsessed with this guy rather than the victims. I feel like we really skipped over a lot of women, like they were just pins on a map. I'd never heard of this guy before and I hate to think that all those women had to live through such a horrid experience. Their safety had to be shattered so thoroughly. And I can't imagine you being married to one of those women and having to see someone you love so much be hurt like that. It's horrible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Sexual violence, Violence, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Blood, Rape, and Murder

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

ohyeah_karyn's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Stalking

anjasshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Violence

74percentgood's review

dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Murder, and Violence

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

maddiiie's review

dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual assault, Grief, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Blood, Rape, and Sexual violence

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

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