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A review by liinaps
Inside Broadmoor: Up close and personal with Britain's most dangerous criminals by Emma French, Jonathan Levi
2.0
Not a book, instead a behind the scenes for a TV show
This was disappointing. Rather than tell the story of Broadmoor, it tells the story of the people telling the story of Broadmoor, which is exactly as convoluted as it sounds.
The authors have made a strange choice to not write a book, but instead give a behind the scenes overview of the research they did for a TV show. Sentences frequently start with: "When Jonathan was visiting for the show, he met Matt". It's an odd stylistic choice as it constantly pulls you out of the story to draw attention to the people telling it. This may also explain the weird structure of the book - it may closely follow the TV show, but as I haven't seen it, I wouldn't be able to confirm.
Finally, it really should have spent some more time with a copyeditor. There's typos, repetitions, people being introduced twice on the same page, etc.
This was disappointing. Rather than tell the story of Broadmoor, it tells the story of the people telling the story of Broadmoor, which is exactly as convoluted as it sounds.
The authors have made a strange choice to not write a book, but instead give a behind the scenes overview of the research they did for a TV show. Sentences frequently start with: "When Jonathan was visiting for the show, he met Matt". It's an odd stylistic choice as it constantly pulls you out of the story to draw attention to the people telling it. This may also explain the weird structure of the book - it may closely follow the TV show, but as I haven't seen it, I wouldn't be able to confirm.
Finally, it really should have spent some more time with a copyeditor. There's typos, repetitions, people being introduced twice on the same page, etc.