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larsvermeulen 's review for:
The Stranger Beside Me
by Ann Rule
There were times when I could not stop reading this book (think: reading until 2.30am on a weeknight), but there were also times when I could not bring myself back to reading it. I lost some of my intial interest on the last ~150 pages, due to the story becoming repetitive at times.
Also, this book is kind of old and some of the wording and framing does not hold up today. For instance, Ann writes that some of the victims worked with "retards" and that one of the victims was "not raped" (but "only" brutally sexually assaulted, causing her to die? You really lost me here, Ann). These things could have easily been redacted in the 2008 update, and imo definetly should have for the book to stay accesible.
Despite these critical points, Ann Rule creates an immersive reading experience, which at times creeped me the fuck out and definetly left me wanting more.
P.S. the biggest take-aways from this book: never ever sleep in a basement, and run away as far as you can from guys with leg casts/arm slings asking you to help them with their boat/briefcases.
Also, this book is kind of old and some of the wording and framing does not hold up today. For instance, Ann writes that some of the victims worked with "retards" and that one of the victims was "not raped" (but "only" brutally sexually assaulted, causing her to die? You really lost me here, Ann). These things could have easily been redacted in the 2008 update, and imo definetly should have for the book to stay accesible.
Despite these critical points, Ann Rule creates an immersive reading experience, which at times creeped me the fuck out and definetly left me wanting more.
P.S. the biggest take-aways from this book: never ever sleep in a basement, and run away as far as you can from guys with leg casts/arm slings asking you to help them with their boat/briefcases.