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beckahpod 's review for:
Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History
by Tori Telfer
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
This was an interesting read!
I like that the author focused on older female serial killers. I had not heard of most of the women in the book.
Some of the details are disturbing but I think that's normal for most true crime stories.
My main take away from the author's perspective was that murders are "just people" there's nothing magical or mythical about someone that kills. Society tried to explain the actions of these killers by turning the women into witches, demons and evil seductresses. Many of the women were just trying to live their lives in a world where they had nothing and were considered nothing.
I also think it's interesting that the author emphasizes how female killers are often forgotten. I think women are confined to specific roles in society, and serial killer is not a role people are comfortable with even more so when it's about a woman. It's funny how many ways women are denied their true identity based on their sex. No she's not a serial killers, she's a witch!
I like that the author focused on older female serial killers. I had not heard of most of the women in the book.
Some of the details are disturbing but I think that's normal for most true crime stories.
My main take away from the author's perspective was that murders are "just people" there's nothing magical or mythical about someone that kills. Society tried to explain the actions of these killers by turning the women into witches, demons and evil seductresses. Many of the women were just trying to live their lives in a world where they had nothing and were considered nothing.
I also think it's interesting that the author emphasizes how female killers are often forgotten. I think women are confined to specific roles in society, and serial killer is not a role people are comfortable with even more so when it's about a woman. It's funny how many ways women are denied their true identity based on their sex. No she's not a serial killers, she's a witch!