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A review by georgilvsbooks
Maniac: The Bath School Disaster and the Birth of the Modern Mass Killer by Harold Schechter
2.0
Hmmm I’m not sure what to say about this one. It was an interesting topic however, a lot of this book contained many more issues /stories rather than the actual story that is described in the title.
Which in one way was good because I got to found out some more interesting things on other killers - Ruth Synder, Richard Speck…
But the authors message is that this case that happened in 1927 did not get much media attention, it was quickly forgotten, other crimes that happened recieved more media attention that weren’t as “bad” as having killed 38 young children.
The author continues to proof that through out by talking about other cases that have happened over time.
This book might have been better being written out like Emily G. Thompson’s Unsolved Murders.
I do want to read more of this authors work in the future.
Which in one way was good because I got to found out some more interesting things on other killers - Ruth Synder, Richard Speck…
But the authors message is that this case that happened in 1927 did not get much media attention, it was quickly forgotten, other crimes that happened recieved more media attention that weren’t as “bad” as having killed 38 young children.
The author continues to proof that through out by talking about other cases that have happened over time.
This book might have been better being written out like Emily G. Thompson’s Unsolved Murders.
I do want to read more of this authors work in the future.