Reviews tagging 'Grief'

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

25 reviews

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

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

eve_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.5

Overall Thoughts:
⁕ A lot of true crimes focus on the gravity of the culprit's actions. McNamara places more emphasis on the lives of the survivors and victims, as well as the experiences of those trying to hunt down the Golden State Killer. It was a fresh perspective to the true crime genre and a more empowering narrative for all those affected, which I very much appreciated.

⁕ McNamara was unable to finish the book before her passing. The final chapters were completed by her husband and fellow researchers. The change in narrative from a memoir-type recounting to a detailed analysis of maps, numbers, and charts is very abrupt and jarring.

⁕ I read the updated version of the book, which was published after the capture of the Joseph DeAngelo, and there is surprisingly little detail on how he was finally arrested. If this is something that interests you, I recommend also watching the HBO documentary series which has much more information in that regard.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Gore, Stalking, Violence, Grief, Death, and Rape

ivana's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal cruelty, Death, and Racial slurs

titch's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious medium-paced

5.0

Top Tip: Don't read this one in the dark. I listened to the audiobook for this, and there were times I'd be shivering in the daylight.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Stalking, Gore, and Grief

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

katielaine_w's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, and Rape

bramlee's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad medium-paced

4.0

I'm a fan of true crime podcasts, so I was excited to dive in when I found this 10-hour audiobook. It kept me company on many long trips and mindless hours of cleaning. McNamara and the others who wrote/edited this book did a great job of balancing information with sensitive subjects. Given the arrest of the GSK, I'm glad that I could listen to this book, find more information about the search for this criminal, and have the satisfaction of knowing that the story has a resolved ending. 

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Content Warnings

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