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Criminal Minds: Sociopaths, Serial Killers, and Other Deviants
by Jeffrey J. Mariotte
After watching the TV series four times I needed to satisfy my need to read about serial killers in another way. When I first found out about this book, I thought it will be like the TV series, each chapter will have a case that will be discussed and explained but it was not like that.
Each chapter is based on a larger category of serial killers. At first, it is explained and then we start to get the examples that are explained. The examples are both from real life and the series.
If you really want to read this book, I recommend watching at least the first 5 seasons, the book was written and published before the other seasons were aired on TV. It is not necessary to watch them though, the examples in the book are explained and you don’t really need to know and remember each episode but the feeling and information you get from this book might be spoilers to someone who didn’t watch the TV show or you just won’t understand certain references to the series.
I guess it can still be a good read if you didn’t watch the series and you are just interested in serial killers. In this book, we get stories about very known serial killers that were talked about a lot, for example, Edmund Kemper, the Zodiac killer, but also some serial killers I’ve personally never heard of, Herbert Mullin, Mendenhall. I think the fact that we also get other “smaller” or less known serial killers was what made this book amazing for me because I am tired of hearing about the same people and their murders over and over again.
There are graphic descriptions of their kills and what some of them did with their victim’s bodies. I thought this book will go more in-depth about their minds and psychology but it was really just describing and explain each individual and his crimes.
Before I thought I had an idea who was the worse criminal in this world but after reading this book I have no idea because they are done things so bad that I don’t know who is the worst. Also, another thing I didn't even consider before I started reading this, it is mainly focused on serial killers from the USA.
It is interesting and fun at the beginning but after 65% I got a little bored but I still recommend it if you are interested in true crime and serial killers in general.
Each chapter is based on a larger category of serial killers. At first, it is explained and then we start to get the examples that are explained. The examples are both from real life and the series.
If you really want to read this book, I recommend watching at least the first 5 seasons, the book was written and published before the other seasons were aired on TV. It is not necessary to watch them though, the examples in the book are explained and you don’t really need to know and remember each episode but the feeling and information you get from this book might be spoilers to someone who didn’t watch the TV show or you just won’t understand certain references to the series.
I guess it can still be a good read if you didn’t watch the series and you are just interested in serial killers. In this book, we get stories about very known serial killers that were talked about a lot, for example, Edmund Kemper, the Zodiac killer, but also some serial killers I’ve personally never heard of, Herbert Mullin, Mendenhall. I think the fact that we also get other “smaller” or less known serial killers was what made this book amazing for me because I am tired of hearing about the same people and their murders over and over again.
There are graphic descriptions of their kills and what some of them did with their victim’s bodies. I thought this book will go more in-depth about their minds and psychology but it was really just describing and explain each individual and his crimes.
Before I thought I had an idea who was the worse criminal in this world but after reading this book I have no idea because they are done things so bad that I don’t know who is the worst. Also, another thing I didn't even consider before I started reading this, it is mainly focused on serial killers from the USA.
It is interesting and fun at the beginning but after 65% I got a little bored but I still recommend it if you are interested in true crime and serial killers in general.