A review by rhiannonneill
Killing For Company by Brian Masters

2.0

So this book wasn't quite what I was expecting and I did at times forget I was reading a true crime book cause parts of it are so horrifying and unbelievable. Although we do get an insight into the inner workings of the mind of Dennis Nilsen the actual writing of the book was quite complex and a bit overly wordy. It felt a bit like the author was trying to bulk the book out a bit rather than keeping it simple which would have been more impactful for me
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For me, this book could have been shortened by about 100 pages, particularly by taking out the Answers chapter at the end. This chapter was a bit misleading, and rather than giving answers provided by Nilsen as to why he did what he did, this chapter just speculates on what could be the reasons for him doing what he did
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Even though this book felt a little bit dragged out we do get to learn about Nilsens past which helps us paint a picture of what may have caused him to carry out the horrifying murders 2⃣⭐
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*TRIGGER WARNINGS* please be aware that this book contain very detailed accounts and descriptions about the murders and dismemberments that Nilsen carried out