Zodiac | 
so-soI'm actually from the San Francisco Bay Area and for many years I lived in Yuba City which is part of the Twin Cities made up of Marysville/Yuba City where 3 believed victims of the Zodiac were killed. Whilst there is a lot of really good info I can't help but feel the author let his personal opinions and conclusions color his writing. Regardless this was a terrifying individual and his crimes were horrifying.
so-soI thought I‘d zip right through this one, but frankly it was a bit of a slog. Graysmith presents detail in a way that‘s not terribly compelling, and he‘s so interested in forcing conclusions without supplying any evidence that I started rolling my eyes. I do wonder if these murders will ever be solved and I kinda think they won‘t.
#bookspin from February (all caught up!)
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It‘s fascinating how 1960s California was such a hotbed for serial murder and cult activity. By fascinating, I mean terrifying. As a Zodiac noob, I knew very little about this case other than the murders remain unsolved. Graysmith provides details, letters, decodings, patterns, and suspects. A solid true crime account. In recent years, DNA testing has been attempted, though unreported. I hope this gets solved Golden State Killer style.
Here‘s my living bingo card for February #bookspinbingo! 🥳🎉 My #bookspin is tagged (I think you made that happen, @LeahBergen !), and The Exploding Whale is my #doublespin (I love that that happened!). I‘m excited for how the card ended up!
pickFinished my 4th book of the day as I hit 22 hours of reading. Definitely a spooky read but doesn't fit the supernatural team theme for #TeamTheme.
#readathon @DeweysReadathon
#Scarathlon2021 @StayCurious
#spookoween @TheSpineView
#screamathon @4thhouseontheleft
#LittenListen @aperfectmjk
#OutstandingOctober @Andrew65
Bit of a theme going on here. Been having trouble sleeping at night so I‘ve been watching lots of documentaries and now reading lots of nonfiction true crime. Any recommendations for books or documentaries to watch?
Another day, another awesome #ZodiacSign to feature for the upcoming #ReadYourSign event! How many of you amazing Littens are Cancer ♋️? Again, feel free to repost or save the photo for future reference 😉
Trust the Litsy Community to spice up our reading!!
Excited for #ReadYourSign happening in June!
Check out @Clwojick and @Meaw_catlady for sign up details
I learnt so much about my Sign from the prompts! 😉Lolol😄
I intend to read 6 books, June being the 6th month, using the prompts ;D
so-soThis was probably the most difficult book to decide on if I loved it, or if it was okay. Dont get me wrong, i thought it was a good book, I was interested in all the facts and information it had to offer. But to me something just didn't feel right with the way it was written. This was the first book that has ever put me to sleep everytime I opened it up.
so-soIt was meh. You can read my full review on goodreads. It isn‘t often that I actually wrote a review on there, but I felt like I needed to for this one. If someone else had written it, it probably would have been better. It doesn‘t help that Zodiac was never caught, but I still didn‘t entirely like this one.
⭐️: 3/5
I‘m trying. But I‘m bored. I think I like it better when we know who the serial killer is. I don‘t like reading a chapter where the family and friends of the victim are talking about how she was always going out with other men and leaving her husband and baby at home. I am not liking his writing style. May DNF.
📚Zodiac - he used to call to report his crimes and make threats
🎬If a man Answers -Bobby Darin Sandra Dee
📺Charlie‘s Angels - Charlie was on speaker phone giving the Angels their case.
🎼Telephone Line -ELO
#manicmonday
pickThis was a great book to listen to on audio. I never knew how many unsolved murders there were that the police believed were committed by the zodiac. It was interesting to hear the patterns that graysmith pointed out in regards to when these murders occurred. This was a great true crime novel I highly recommend. Now I want to go watch the movie again
❗️new bookmark alert❗️
The other new set of bookmarks are some more famous murderers. Our other set, Serial Killers, was such a huge hit we figured we would add some other famous killers to the group.
Hope you guys like them!
https://etsy.me/2yJ36OI
Listening to the Zodiac podcast has me wanting to re read all my favorite true crime! #truecrime #ssdgm #murderino
Just some true crime on beach day 🏖 💀 #ssdgm #murderino
Thanks for the tag @LeeRHarry - I‘m going to play even though I‘m quite late.
1. Blue 💙
2. I‘m not much of a binge-watcher... a couple months ago, we did watch two episodes of Stranger Things in one night.
3. Tagged book. Also “Who Killed Martha Moxley?” True crime always sets me a-googling.
4. Tomato, avocado, black pepper.
5. My youngest is auditioning for The Princess Bride. 🤞🏻🎭⚔️
#friyayintro @jesshowbooks
pick"This is the Zodiac speaking..."
Truly chilling, bizarre and mysterious. This was a great novel depicting the shock and horror the Bay area went through from 1968-1981 as they were terrorized by an evasive and deadly sexual sadist.
May 2: #ReadingResolutions— Creepy Characters; not really characters as it‘s based on a true story, but definitely gave me the creeps reading through it 😰😱
Book haul from thus past weekend. #Murderino
pickFinished my Z for #LitsyAtoZ. Zodiac by Robert Graysmith. It was incredibly interesting to read about the zodiac killer and those involved in the case. It‘s crazy that the case was never solved and I can‘t help but wonder if the killer would have been caught if this happened today.
Found this video on facebook. I'm Severus Snape. Which character are you?
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1226885910760094&id=322109601268040
First snow this morning.
1. Libra. Must weigh all the things. ♎️
2. Finally enrolling in a mini workshop for mosaics. Trying to get back into it.
3. Sleeping Beauties by the Kings. This morning.
4. Friend coming down from Milwaukee to do workshop with me 😊. And making pumpkin pancakes for her.
5. Spreading....
#friyayintro
(For some reason it's not letting me tag jess_how)
pickThe first 100 pages or so were very compelling, then it settles into a narrative about other possible Zodiac victims and suspects. A bit dry at times, but well worth the read if you're interested in true crime stories. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ P.S. Please go watch the movie if you haven't done so already! #truecrime
After rewatching one of my favorite movies last week, I decided to splurge and buy the book the movie is based on. Can't wait! For those of you who haven't seen Zodiac, in my personal opinion it is a masterpiece. Definitely one of the most well done true crime movies I've ever seen. Plus we get eye candy in the form of Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo. What's not to like? #truecrime #zodiac
pickJust finished my second audio book this morning! This book scared me. I knew about the Zodiac killer but didn't really know many of the details before this. They had some good suspects but he was never caught. The fact that there were a variety of different suspects who matched not only the physical but also the mannerisms is frightening. I really enjoyed this book even if it did give me a few nightmares.
pickTook advantage of another Audible Prime freebie. The author really invested himself into the unsolved crimes of the Zodiac. Gut wrenching descriptions of the crimes and thorough explanation of the investigation. Good closure as the author explains the believed identity of the Zodiac, in his and the detectives opinions. 🕵✉️📰
