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carmenrlawrence 's review for:
Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI
by Robert K. Ressler
Robert K. Ressler is very proud of his career.
And he should be! He's been a big part of identifying patterns of serial killers and locking away some of the worst of them- best part, he's made a study of serial killers to try to help catch them faster, and maybe even stop the patterns that create serial killers.
However, Robert is not a great storyteller. The format of the book retells the same stories over and over again, to emphasize different parts in different places. For example, Ed Kemper's story must have been reiterated at least three or four times throughout the book.
Finally, I will say that I rarely take so long to get through a book. This one kept me up at nights and gave me severe anxiety. I know lock all my house doors at all times, which frustrates my man beyond belief when he knows I'm home yet he's stuck fishing for his keys! If you're into the gory details and hearing about the psychoses of the country's most insane killers, this book is probably for you. It was not for me. I want to go read some Jane Austen now to make myself feel better...
And he should be! He's been a big part of identifying patterns of serial killers and locking away some of the worst of them- best part, he's made a study of serial killers to try to help catch them faster, and maybe even stop the patterns that create serial killers.
However, Robert is not a great storyteller. The format of the book retells the same stories over and over again, to emphasize different parts in different places. For example, Ed Kemper's story must have been reiterated at least three or four times throughout the book.
Finally, I will say that I rarely take so long to get through a book. This one kept me up at nights and gave me severe anxiety. I know lock all my house doors at all times, which frustrates my man beyond belief when he knows I'm home yet he's stuck fishing for his keys! If you're into the gory details and hearing about the psychoses of the country's most insane killers, this book is probably for you. It was not for me. I want to go read some Jane Austen now to make myself feel better...