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There were some aspects of this book that were really interesting like the sections about the death penalty and the huge spectrum of poverty in some areas of America. Unfortunately I found myself a little bored in some parts when the author wandered off topic. The crime the book is about is truly horrifying and I just felt the author could have examined certain points of view and opinions more closely relating to the events themselves.

I just started this one which I found on a couple of lists of good true crime books. I‘d be really interested to know if anyone on here has liked/disliked it. I‘m finding it interesting so far but I‘m only a couple of chapters in!

This was uneven, but at times poignant and insightful about the ways that tragic events affect a community and a physical place. Three stars.

I'm reading some #truecrime with my pumpkin spice waffles and drinking coffee out of my mug from the My Favorite Murder podcast.

The author was interviewed on the Sword and Scale podcast. She not only discusses the tragic crime, but weaves in issues like poverty, the death penalty, and mental illness. Her interview with Mike Boudet is interesting (ep. 74), although this case involves the death of 3 kids, so be warned that it's rough to listen to.

I kept picking it up then not reading it but the time has come!

This was almost a pick for me but I ended up getting bored at rimes. The story, while horrifying, is interesting, and Tillman can write. I just felt Tillman proselytized too much. Some of it, like the part on the death penalty, was interesting. Some of it, such as the parts about spirits and demons, just put me to sleep. It was a food read, just fell a bit short for me.

I'm reading two at once after a bit of a no-read period. Going one nonfiction and one YA.

Some heavy reading for a dreary Sunday.

1. I enjoyed this book. 2. Some content is harrowing and awful 3. I was surprised to come across an argument against the death penalty - a lot of material she could have used to back the argument had been presented with a different slant. An interesting look at how violent crime impacts community.

And some more murdery content. I've so far learned that people are bizarre and weird, and that there is a lot of suffering in the world, more than we can imagine. 😣

I cancelled my Scribd membership so I have a few credits to use up by the end of the month. Their player drives me crazy but it was worth it back in the days of unlimited listening! Ahem, I may have been the reason they put an end to that program... Thanks for the book rec @Liberty

The event is a black hole.

There was a lot to consider in this examination of the murders of three children by their parents - poverty, mental illness, the death penalty. Tillman's newspaper background served the book well; what could have been sensationalized was instead deeply researched and thoughtful.

I know this is going to make me cry but I've been waiting to get my hands on a copy.

Preordination ... posits that we are all destined to commit the acts and make the decisions that form the content of our lives, and that free will is a delicious illusion ... Am I a helpless participant in my own life ... laboring under the misguided belief that I'm choosing to type this sentence?

Gripping read. Incredibly well written. Even when the author seems to go off on a tangent, you realize she is filling in the canvas of the story, adding fullness to the narrative. I read it in one sitting, then went and hugged my kids.

The subject matter is horrifying but the writing is stunning. I was transfixed. It has me thinking a lot about the ways in which people choose to spend their time.