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I appreciate some good sleuthing and a fresh perspective on unsolved murders and on some likely wrongful convictions. An interesting yet troubling recap of murders that occurred in the 1900s. Combining fact and research Bill James possibly identifies The Man from the Train.

This was long and repetitive via audiobook so I give this a 3.5 stars. But I mean the effort and research that went into this I respect so i give this a thumbs up. 💯

Wanting to finish this audiobook on Libby..... but wow it is long. It's been on the back burner for months and I just picked it back up again. It is very interesting but a bit repetitive.

I appreciate the speculation especially when it's surrounding unsolved crimes. A discussion on how many murders the man from the train committed across the us and how many wrongful arrests were made. Eye opening really!

I have major problems with this book that outweighs the minor things I liked about it, which was really disappointing. I wanted to like it, but after a time it just became something I had to finish reading through to move on to something better. Another swing and a miss recommendation from MFM.

Read my full review at: https://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/the-man-from-the-train (SPOILERS)

#mfmrec #disappointed #truecrime

Turns out I have exactly 300 books, haha. Unfortunately a little over 200 of them remain on my tbr. 😬 I think I‘m on a book buying ban, lol.

#sports

Growing up near Villisca, Iowa, I was aware of the sensational murder of the Moore family (1912) who were bludgeoned to death with the blunt end of an ax. Heck, I toured the house. Here, within these pages I discover that this unsolved crime was most likely the work of a serial killer. This book is one with exceptional research, logical arguments and an interesting history of criminal justice in the early 1900s. Nonfiction. True Crime. History.

#Challenge2021

⚠️⚠️⚠️TW WARNING

5⭐️

Even though I might have been slowed down a bit by the back & forth telling of the murders & years. I very much think it benefitted the reader to lay things out the way they did.

Apparently #baconmakeseverythingbetter

Okay ... I can officially say that I will henceforth do my best not to say bacon makes everything better because this will be what pops into my head and I don't need that image lol. I will be changing it to bacon makes all foods better. Why would anyone even think to try that???? What a waste of bacon

Words matter and at times it can be all too easy to dictate the narrative. Sometimes you're damned if you do and damned if you don't

At least they're upfront about it lol

#dontignorethegrapefruit

I really don‘t know what to rate this book.
The story is interesting; they put a lot of research and work into it, and eventually figure out who the man from the train might have been.
On the other hand, it isn‘t my favorite writing style, and with so many murders mentioned, it‘s really hard to keep track of who is who.
#historical #murder #serialkiller

I started a new book.
The story is interesting. The writing, and the way it‘s written, is a bit confusing and all around not my favorite.

Skeptical?

This might possibly be my new favorite paragraph from a book lol

Going to start this book to keep in the car when it's school pickup time. Gotta love that quote

This book needs a TW for everything, but I feel the James took pains to avoid it becoming murder-porn.

They bring together a huge amount of information and lay it out with its historical context in a very clean way. They don't need drama, the crimes themselves are so horrible, the villain so monstrous and many of the aftermaths so chilling that you need their matter of fact tone to ground you. Its one of the best non-fics I've read in ages.

Fascinating!
The James‘ examine some of America‘s most gruesome family murders at the turn of the century, proposing that they were all done by the same person: the man from the train, a serial killer who road the rails, killing people across the country with an ax.
This series of family murders include the Moore family, victims in Villisca, Iowa.
Tone is fairly casual and entertaining, keeping the historic events from being bland.

I've been wanting to join an IRL book club and today I finally did. Looking forward to this one!

It's been a long time since a book creeped me out enough to keep me up at night... and it's nonfiction! Yikes! Thankfully distant history. I have been interested in some of the cases discussed in here for a long time, and I couldn't put this down. I am also extremely impressed with the amount of research that the authors put into this, and their emphasis on understanding the impact of time and place on the crimes and investigations.

Coming to my spooky read for the fall a bit late!

It has been taking me awhile to get through this book, it keeps jumping around and then veering off in a different direction.

New audio book download from King County Library.... some true crime for an afternoon walk ....
#truecrime #audiobook #litsywalker #walk

Started two #audiobook titles this morning that I have been waiting on from the library for months. It was a "no" to both of them. Returned one right after the other. ? hate it when that happens! At least I figured out they were not for me right off the bat. Thanks to the reviewers on Litsy who helped me make my decisions! On to the next one!

Is it weird that my true crime and food writing ended up on the same shelf?

I‘ve never felt like an author had such disdain for readers. 😧 There was one section with a childish diatribe against readers who might believe lives in bygone eras are boring. I was listening to the audio and was momentarily confused thinking the book got switched or something it so odd. Then there was the chapter for the skeptic midway, which came off hostile & defensive, like he was expecting a lot of push back. Weird audio experience.

I really wanted to like this book, but unfortunately, it didn‘t work for me on a lot of levels. Check out the review on my blog for the full story! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
https://talkbookswithme.home.blog/2019/01/07/the-man-from-the-train-3-5/

I wanted to love this book. I DID NOT love this book. I usually don't bail on books, but this was due back and for 2 days I would push this aside and read everything else.

My husband is a brave man and took our children to the store, I am listening to this audiobook, and staring out the window at my light projector shining through the trees.

I just started this while I was in the shower. I don't want to stop! John Bedford Lloyd's voice is perfection for this book.🎧📖

Wow. I wish I had one tenth of the confidence this author had. If you disagree you are wrong & he is also pretty condescending. I also think that this could have benefited from at the very least a timeline listed somewhere. The sheer number of murders got confusing. That said, it was interesting how the authors connected murderers, whether they were right or not.

Loving these puppy snuggles tonight with Miss Daisy. 💜

Evening reading complete with 🛀

@nelehelen oh my goodness, I LOVE everything!! How fun! Thank you so very very much for everything...it is all so perfect! The hat is adorable and so fun! I can't wait to dive into everything!!
#itstrulycriminalswap @JenlovesJT47 thank you so much for putting this swap together!!

Book 1 of #24in48 - I found this book fascinating. It‘s not only about a series of possibly connected murders (and some that aren‘t connected), but also about how the United States was changing during the period of time covered. I enjoyed that it often felt like the authors were having a conversation with you about the case they were building. #nonfictionchallenge2018

Here is my #24in48 stack, plus I have two audiobooks in progress. The top two books are also in progress. I‘m sure I won‘t get to them all but I like options. I also might detour from the stack if the mood strikes. I‘m so excited to start! Just a little under 15 minutes to go! #tbr #readathon 💃🏼🎉📚⏱

This book kept me up late learning all these poor murdered families' names. I have to say, it gets a bit boring as the author walks you thru the history of DNA and fingerprinting, but the fact that they solved the crime is amazing!

Man. I have had a slooowww reading month since about the end of May. I've hardly read at all this month. Still working thru book 4 of GoT and The Gunslinger. Just grabbed this one 👆 from the library, hoping it'll pull me out of my slump!

When your friend knows just the surprise present to send you to cheer you up 😄❤️ #murderino #truecrime #currentlyreading #nonfiction #mounttbrreadathon (I‘m planning to finish this book today so I promise I will stop taking pictures of it 😄)

A cozy comfy Saturday night-a great book, a peaceful-smelling candle, and warm milk with vanilla and honey in one of my favorite mugs 😊 #mounttbrreadathon

This book is just so good I can‘t stop taking pictures of it! I love James‘ wry & really intelligent take on #truecrime (seriously, if you haven‘t read Popular Crime you need to). Don‘t be put off by the fact that he is a statistician by trade, I am not a math person and I love his books. He doesn‘t throw math formulas at you or anything like that, his background allows him to bring a really unique analytical nature to the way he looks at crimes.

Loving reading this on my train ride-if you love true crime, you should definitely check out Bill James! #truecrime #currentlyreading

Reading The Man on the Train while on the train 😉😊🚊 So excited to finally read this, I loved James‘ Popular Crime! #truecrime #currentlyreading

Starting the year off with a little true crime.....

It took me 18 months to find full time work since moving back to Ohio from Chicago, but I wouldn't say I didnt take advantage of my time. 📚🔖
#readersgonnaread #hereistofulltimeemployement #finally

Fascinating!!!

In today's WSJ book reviews: -The Man From the Train- by Bill and Rachel James. True Crime book basically about this string of murders along the railroad system around turn of the 20th century. The author theorized that this one murder of a family was connected to a bigger picture, thus his investigation was born. Sounds creepy af 😳 and he uses lots of stats cos he's a baseball stat guru. Yay. Suitable reading for October 👻 #truecrime