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A review by staceyinthesticks
Inside Broadmoor: Up Close and Personal with Britain's Most Dangerous Criminals by Emma French, Jonathan Levi
3.0
This was a book club discussion book for September and I was really looking forward to it because I'm a big true crime fan.
It was a bit of a let down for me though if I'm honest. The cover and blurb made me think it was going to focus more on the criminally insane patients we have heard about over the years, but really it was more about the workings of the institution.
Don't get me wrong, it was really interesting to find out facts I hadn't known before - about the big influence Jimmy Saville had for instance - but the writing wasn't the greatest. There was a lot of repetition, more to fill the book out I think.
It did make me want to research some of the other institutions though, and more in depth into some of the patients.
It was a bit of a let down for me though if I'm honest. The cover and blurb made me think it was going to focus more on the criminally insane patients we have heard about over the years, but really it was more about the workings of the institution.
Don't get me wrong, it was really interesting to find out facts I hadn't known before - about the big influence Jimmy Saville had for instance - but the writing wasn't the greatest. There was a lot of repetition, more to fill the book out I think.
It did make me want to research some of the other institutions though, and more in depth into some of the patients.