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Dear Dawn: Aileen Wuornos in Her Own Words, 1991-2002 by Aileen Wuornos
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Aileen Carol Pittman was born in Michigan in 1956. Her father was 18 and her mother was 14 when they married, with Aileen being born when her mother was 16. Aileen never met her father, who was sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping and raping a 7-year-old girl. During his time in prison, he was diagnosed with schizophrenia and died by suicide. Aileen began engaging in sexual activity when she was 11 years old, blaming that on sexual abuse by her grandfather that she lived with. She gave birth in a home for unwed mothers at age 14. She was thrown out of her grandparents' house at age 15, where she began supporting herself through sex work. Eventually, she moved on to petty crimes and other troubles. She graduated to murder, killing 7 men in a year.
This book is compiled of letters written to Aileen's friend, Dawn. Aileen approved of everything submitted to this book. It is interested to read the thoughts of someone who committed some pretty heinous acts. This book is probably a dream for criminologists and others. If you are still a fan of The Last Podcast on the Left, this book is on the reading list. If you want to read this, please understand that Aileen was not extremely well educated, thus there are A LOT of spelling and grammar issues. She also spends a lot of time obsessing over nonsense and real (or imagined) injustices done to her by anyone who she came into contact with. I think the book is valuable for several reasons: inside look at a convicted killer's train of thought and feelings, a reminder that sex work is something that many people resort to and it is often dangerous, a reminder that women are often abused and mistreated, a reminder that children are often abused and mistreated, and support for environmental factors contributing to a person's distress and actions.
This book is compiled of letters written to Aileen's friend, Dawn. Aileen approved of everything submitted to this book. It is interested to read the thoughts of someone who committed some pretty heinous acts. This book is probably a dream for criminologists and others. If you are still a fan of The Last Podcast on the Left, this book is on the reading list. If you want to read this, please understand that Aileen was not extremely well educated, thus there are A LOT of spelling and grammar issues. She also spends a lot of time obsessing over nonsense and real (or imagined) injustices done to her by anyone who she came into contact with. I think the book is valuable for several reasons: inside look at a convicted killer's train of thought and feelings, a reminder that sex work is something that many people resort to and it is often dangerous, a reminder that women are often abused and mistreated, a reminder that children are often abused and mistreated, and support for environmental factors contributing to a person's distress and actions.