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A review by librarymouse
The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer by Jennifer Jordan, Liza Rodman
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
4.5
The Babysitter shows life in Provincetown MA in the 1906s through a mix of personal memoir and synthesizing a timeline of Tony Costa's life and crimes. There was an astounding amount of casual drug use, alcoholism, and a combination of the two, and the manic energy that cocktail of drugs creates was captured really well by Rodman's descriptions of the adults in her life. It was fully not the intention of the book, but having friends from MA and fond memories of visiting them, the vivid description of Portuguese foods and familiar locations made me smile. The happy memories Liza Rodman shares are intimate and nostalgic. This book is written with stunning detail, showing both the best and the worst the era and location had to offer.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Moderate: Homophobia, Cannibalism, and Car accident
Minor: Incest