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katilew42 's review for:
Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession
by Rachel Monroe
Torn on this one…on the one hand, an interesting take on the subject of women and true crime stories, yet on the other, a rather narrow view of obsession.
I think what’s missing for me is an underpinning of how the obsessive translates to the average female viewer/reader/listener. Very few of us actually become obsessed the way the women in the book do. Rather, we absorb the stories because we can control a story that didn’t happen to us. So many awful things do happen in a patriarchal society, and sometimes the fascination with true crime just boils down to the desire to see the shitty man get caught. I can’t do anything about my terrible, handsy boss, but I can watch Dateline and see the jerky, cheating husband arrested and convicted and sent to prison. I can watch Snapped and see women strike back. I can feel a sense of justice.
All that said, this was interesting and well researched. An enjoyable read for true crime fans and fanatics!
I think what’s missing for me is an underpinning of how the obsessive translates to the average female viewer/reader/listener. Very few of us actually become obsessed the way the women in the book do. Rather, we absorb the stories because we can control a story that didn’t happen to us. So many awful things do happen in a patriarchal society, and sometimes the fascination with true crime just boils down to the desire to see the shitty man get caught. I can’t do anything about my terrible, handsy boss, but I can watch Dateline and see the jerky, cheating husband arrested and convicted and sent to prison. I can watch Snapped and see women strike back. I can feel a sense of justice.
All that said, this was interesting and well researched. An enjoyable read for true crime fans and fanatics!