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American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst by Jeffrey Toobin
4.0
[a:Jeffrey Toobin|163130|Jeffrey Toobin|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1277421216p2/163130.jpg] certainly does his homework. This is my second read from him, and I found American Heiress to be compelling reading. I was quite young when the Patty Hearst kidnapping occurred, so my recollection of the situation was next to nothing. It's a pretty fascinating story of a wealthy heiress being kidnapped and ultimately acting in concert with her kidnappers on a number of criminal endeavors. The open question that Toobin addresses in this book is "Was Patty Hearst coerced into committing crimes, or did she do them of her own free will?" He makes an excellent case for one side . . .
The book has a lot of detail and really isn't the kind of gripping read that say [b:Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders|105992|Helter Skelter The True Story of the Manson Murders|Vincent Bugliosi|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347694754s/105992.jpg|1077715] is. The characters don't really come to life in the book; it's more like reading an excellent piece of investigative journalism that you might find in a major newspaper. The trial portion is particularly detailed and hence on the slow side. But all in all, I found it to be very interesting in that it seeks to unravel the truth while also providing insights on the time period and these counter culture revolutionary groups. If you have any interest in the case at all, this book is certainly worthwhile reading.
The book has a lot of detail and really isn't the kind of gripping read that say [b:Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders|105992|Helter Skelter The True Story of the Manson Murders|Vincent Bugliosi|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347694754s/105992.jpg|1077715] is. The characters don't really come to life in the book; it's more like reading an excellent piece of investigative journalism that you might find in a major newspaper. The trial portion is particularly detailed and hence on the slow side. But all in all, I found it to be very interesting in that it seeks to unravel the truth while also providing insights on the time period and these counter culture revolutionary groups. If you have any interest in the case at all, this book is certainly worthwhile reading.