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theredhead15 's review for:
The Stranger Beside Me
by Ann Rule
3.5 stars. At first, Rule's writing really frustrated me, though the content was fascinating throughout. I vastly preferred her tone in the Afterwords, where she unequivocally withdraws her support of Ted Bundy (perhaps because they were written after his confessions). Before that, if I had a dollar for every time she mentioned how "handsome" Bundy was (meh, unibrow), I'd be able to afford a pretty fancy dinner for two.
Still, this is a fascinating story. Unbelievable how someone like Bundy could never ever feel remorse for his actions, which are more violently bizarre than anything I've heard before. Even more sickening is the hoards of women who followed him, quite literally, to the end of the Earth. Despicable people all around.
I read this book after the Boston Marathon bombings, and after so many young people leaped to Jahar's defense. It's one thing for his friends to feel like someone who smokes pot "couldn't possibly be capable of massive violence" (note: they can), but it's something else entirely to have a whole hoard of unrelated teens on Twitter decrying his treatment and proclaiming his innocence. I'm no closer to answers about why people create such a strong myth around "attractive" young killers like Bundy and Jahar. At least now there is historical evidence of this phenomenon, and I feel a little better that our current generation isn't going to hell in a handbasket any more than those that came before us.
Still, this is a fascinating story. Unbelievable how someone like Bundy could never ever feel remorse for his actions, which are more violently bizarre than anything I've heard before. Even more sickening is the hoards of women who followed him, quite literally, to the end of the Earth. Despicable people all around.
I read this book after the Boston Marathon bombings, and after so many young people leaped to Jahar's defense. It's one thing for his friends to feel like someone who smokes pot "couldn't possibly be capable of massive violence" (note: they can), but it's something else entirely to have a whole hoard of unrelated teens on Twitter decrying his treatment and proclaiming his innocence. I'm no closer to answers about why people create such a strong myth around "attractive" young killers like Bundy and Jahar. At least now there is historical evidence of this phenomenon, and I feel a little better that our current generation isn't going to hell in a handbasket any more than those that came before us.