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DNF. Interesting story for sure, impressively researched, and all the more interesting because it’s true and because this all occurred down the street from where I live…but… at 400+ pages of fairly small text, this book is waaaay longer than it needs to be, filled with so much detail it becomes tedious. The central drama finishes rather quickly, and the rest seemed to be left to investigation and courtroom drama. And sometimes the writing is fairly “tortured.” Take for example:
So: I think people who live nearby would be interested in this story, and it would probably be worthwhile having a copy of this book around, but I wouldn’t say it’s essential reading for anybody. Just worth pointing to in conversation: “Yeah, that happened around here. There’s a book about it that I haven’t read… But yeah, weird story.”
It was one of those sweltering summer days when the saffron slight of the sun smacks the back of the neck, causing baby-fine hairs to adhere to the skin and armpits to rain down, staining the insides of shirtsleeves…the sky over Puget Sound was a seemingly flawless blue tarp… (128)
So: I think people who live nearby would be interested in this story, and it would probably be worthwhile having a copy of this book around, but I wouldn’t say it’s essential reading for anybody. Just worth pointing to in conversation: “Yeah, that happened around here. There’s a book about it that I haven’t read… But yeah, weird story.”