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Right at the end of this story I got a lump in my throat and tears started up in my eyes. I finished it feeling happy and I love Flora Banks character but it did go on and on for a bit where I could of skim read a lot of it and still got the gist. But I'm glad I gave it a chance.
Not a bad book, I see why people enjoy it but for me I couldn't connect, maybe it was because I was listening to it through an audiobook rather than reading it and the audio gave it an older feel than I think the story actually has.
The story is timeless I would say and there's no faults, unfortunately for me I found myself zoning in and out of the story and not really caring.
It doesn't deserve anything less than 3 stars though - as I said there's nothing wrong with the story, it just wasn't for me.
The story is timeless I would say and there's no faults, unfortunately for me I found myself zoning in and out of the story and not really caring.
It doesn't deserve anything less than 3 stars though - as I said there's nothing wrong with the story, it just wasn't for me.
Because this is such a short and uninteresting book, my review is going to be just that, short.. hopefully it's still interesting to you though.
TALKING WITH PSYCHOPATHS AND SAVAGES has a low average rating on Goodreads and now I know why, I don't usually like calling out the author if it's down to just a poor story but this true crime book came across as really tedious. Christopher Berry-Dee does not know how to write or how to not come across as an a**hole.
The author expresses on all the clever ways he managed to get information from these killers and it was like being in a room with a guy bragging about all his accomplishments. The detail from these psychopaths and savages was actually little to none, there was a lot you could have just Googled and found their basic information from, what the person did, why and how, other than that Christopher got a few sentences, if that, from a few of these people and I bet they wanted to speak to him just as much as I'd want to.
I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone, as I've said if you want to know anything about a serial killer then just Google it, you'll probably find more from the internet than you will in this book and you really don't want to spending time with this author, which is basically all you do while reading it.
Full review on my blog https://littlereaderxoxo.wordpress.com/
TALKING WITH PSYCHOPATHS AND SAVAGES has a low average rating on Goodreads and now I know why, I don't usually like calling out the author if it's down to just a poor story but this true crime book came across as really tedious. Christopher Berry-Dee does not know how to write or how to not come across as an a**hole.
The author expresses on all the clever ways he managed to get information from these killers and it was like being in a room with a guy bragging about all his accomplishments. The detail from these psychopaths and savages was actually little to none, there was a lot you could have just Googled and found their basic information from, what the person did, why and how, other than that Christopher got a few sentences, if that, from a few of these people and I bet they wanted to speak to him just as much as I'd want to.
I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone, as I've said if you want to know anything about a serial killer then just Google it, you'll probably find more from the internet than you will in this book and you really don't want to spending time with this author, which is basically all you do while reading it.
Full review on my blog https://littlereaderxoxo.wordpress.com/
I don’t know what to say about this book...
It started off really well, it was very spooky and then I hit the 100 page mark and I didn’t really like where the story was going. It stopped being spooky and it wasn’t what I hoped for. That being said, I ended up loving the characters by the end of the book that I wasn’t a fan of to begin with and I really do have a place in my heart for these characters and Joe Hill’s writing but I don’t think I have a place in my heart for this story unfortunately. It wasn’t bad, but I won’t read it again, all in all I’m glad I gave it a go.
It started off really well, it was very spooky and then I hit the 100 page mark and I didn’t really like where the story was going. It stopped being spooky and it wasn’t what I hoped for. That being said, I ended up loving the characters by the end of the book that I wasn’t a fan of to begin with and I really do have a place in my heart for these characters and Joe Hill’s writing but I don’t think I have a place in my heart for this story unfortunately. It wasn’t bad, but I won’t read it again, all in all I’m glad I gave it a go.
I loved the book but it was a slow read for me! A lot of the things in the book did also occur in the movie which is fantastic and I appreciate the actors that were selected to play the characters, I enjoyed the film more which is not something I say often but I just think it's a bit of a slow paced read and it's a lot faster to get through in one sitting watching the works of some amazing actors, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd and the rest!
The ending in both the book and film just did something to my heart that I can't explain. Truly amazing.
The ending in both the book and film just did something to my heart that I can't explain. Truly amazing.
This book made my throat swell up a bit, tears pricked my eyes, the plot was good and I enjoyed the read, it was worth reading because it put my life into a different perspective and made me think about my anxiety/confidence issues in a different light, but... it wasn't one of my favourites, I cringed a little throughout at the communication.
From the moment I picked up The Secret History, I understood why it's considered a modern classic. As a lover of Dark Academia, this novel delivered one of the most immersive atmospheres I've ever encountered. It’s not just a story—it's an experience that lingers long after the final page is turned. After reading it for the first time last year, I found myself returning to it again this year, unable to stay away. It has become one of my favorite books of all time.
Donna Tartt crafts a world that is at once intoxicating and sinister. Tartt herself narrates the audiobook, adding an extra layer of intimacy and urgency to the story that only deepened my fascination with it.
The novel explores the darker side of human nature: the allure of beauty and the havoc wreaked by unchecked desire. As the narrator Richard Papen reflects, "Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it." This line captures the novel’s seductive pull, where beauty becomes a source of both inspiration and destruction. The characters are flawed and morally ambiguous, but they are impossible to turn away from. I found myself captivated by them, drawn to their every flaw.
Tartt delves deeply into the complexities of obsession, trauma, and selfishness. These characters may not be the kindest, but they are undeniably compelling. As Richard observes of one character, "And I know I said earlier that he was perfect but he wasn't perfect, far from it; he could be silly and vain and remote and often cruel and still we loved him, in spite of, because." It's this kind of contradiction that makes the story so haunting and the characters so unforgettable.
I could have stayed in their world forever, caught up in the allure of their destructive, fascinating lives. The Secret History left me craving more, wanting to explore every dark corner of its pages. Tartt's novel is an exquisite exploration of the human condition, a book that will resonate with anyone drawn to the mysterious and the macabre. It's more than deserving of its place as a modern classic and now, a treasured part of my own literary collection.
Donna Tartt crafts a world that is at once intoxicating and sinister. Tartt herself narrates the audiobook, adding an extra layer of intimacy and urgency to the story that only deepened my fascination with it.
The novel explores the darker side of human nature: the allure of beauty and the havoc wreaked by unchecked desire. As the narrator Richard Papen reflects, "Whatever we call beautiful, we quiver before it." This line captures the novel’s seductive pull, where beauty becomes a source of both inspiration and destruction. The characters are flawed and morally ambiguous, but they are impossible to turn away from. I found myself captivated by them, drawn to their every flaw.
Tartt delves deeply into the complexities of obsession, trauma, and selfishness. These characters may not be the kindest, but they are undeniably compelling. As Richard observes of one character, "And I know I said earlier that he was perfect but he wasn't perfect, far from it; he could be silly and vain and remote and often cruel and still we loved him, in spite of, because." It's this kind of contradiction that makes the story so haunting and the characters so unforgettable.
I could have stayed in their world forever, caught up in the allure of their destructive, fascinating lives. The Secret History left me craving more, wanting to explore every dark corner of its pages. Tartt's novel is an exquisite exploration of the human condition, a book that will resonate with anyone drawn to the mysterious and the macabre. It's more than deserving of its place as a modern classic and now, a treasured part of my own literary collection.