A review by kdahlo
Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Generally liked this a lot. I went into this book with a strong recommendation so I tried not to learn anything about it. I had I read some Ted Bundy book a few years ago, so I knew the general outline of the case, and recognized what was going on. My only wish, once I got oriented to what the book was doing, was that it was the same basic book but entirely true. I think it's a great thought-excercise to fill-in-the-blanks on this story, but to me it would feel even more profound to get the true story. Maybe in some ways that would be more sensational and exploitative? A good way to put it is that it made this perspective feel very powerful and important, I wanted more of this type of view point.