Been wanting to read this.
Been wanting to read this.
Remembering reading this LONG court case with #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD
CRIME for #SCARATHON2022 later post
I also found her museum online and tons of podcast to listen to about her 😱 #teamslaughter
Time to get cozy for a bit with the June pick for the True Crime Book Club! #truecrime #lizzieborden #truecrimebookclub #readingcorner
I really want to enjoy this book but the narrator is just too difficult for me to listen to. I feel bad but she's just so automated that I find myself drifting and zoning out. This might have to be a read rather than a listen because the trial info is actually interesting!
The jury was chosen after interviewing 109 prospects. At least one black man was interviewed, as blacks were allowed to sit on a jury in Massachusetts as early as 1860. Women, however, were granted permission to sit on a jury in 1950, with the first female juror hearing a trial in 1951!!!
Absolutely hysterical that Lizzie Borden tried to use her period as an excuse for some of the blood in the house!! There was a theory that women were more prone to criminal acts when menstruating. I mean... I totally get it but... lol
Getting this started today... the narrator has such a strange tone and I had to speed it up so she doesn't sound like the automated narration on Instagram!!! 🤣
Starting this evening. Been wanting to read it for a while. With #bookspinbingo, I will be able to mark it off both😊
So much I didn‘t know! A little dry at parts, it is a legal non fiction after all, but I really liked it! Good info.
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My true love gave to me, two turtle doves...and Lizzie Borden.
This book totally engaged me.The in depth research the author did was incredible- even to letting us know that Lizzie‘s lawyer‘s file was still under lock & key at her lawyer‘s firm. #sundaybuddyread
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5⭐️
Aside from the childhood rhyme, I knew nothing of Lizzie Borden before reading this. Fascinating!
I listened to 40% of the audiobook, but it was very dry in my opinion. I also didn't really care for the narrator.
So I had fallen behind on this #SundayBuddyRead (@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks @TheBookHippie) because this was the type of book that (although I enjoyed it) I had a hard time finding time to actually want to read it. It was great. I enjoyed it when I finally got to it. but... I didn't want to read it everyday. But anyway I really enjoyed it!
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I can‘t believe I forgot to post my review of this. Whoops!
This is a very interesting and in depth look at Lizzie Borden‘s trial. It has a very brief section on Lizzie‘s life after the verdict. It covered the murders themselves clearly and concisely, but mostly from the angle of things that would be important later in the trial.
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I am not one for legal books, fiction or non-fiction, but I joined in on the #SundsyBuddyRead. This is very thorough, giving us some background about the Borden family and the aftermath of those vicious murders. We move to details of the court case, with day by day descriptions of the case and includes black & white photos of the crime scenes, and closes with the verdict and a brief aftermath. This is DENSE. Well researched, but lots of names ⬇️
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I am so happy I read this with #sundaybuddyread. I have always been intrigued by the Lizzie Borden case that I even wrote a paper about it in college lol. It focused heavily on the reporting done by newspapers at the time. This gave a great insight into the differences between the poor and rich in community where the Borden‘s lived. It was very well done. #bookspinbingo No. 24 #screamathon
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Thank you so much for reading along this month!
I learned so much and I loved all the discussions 🤍
See you November 8 for the book of two ways!
#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD FINAL THOUGHTS
Personally I think Lizzie is innocent. However I have varying thoughts on who did it from the Uncle to Emma to Mr Borden‘s supposed mistress to a random person!!
Anything we missed in our discussions ?
Other than Jon Benet Ramsy is there another crime like this you can think of ? I think her brother killed her FYI. OJ, but I think he did it.
Do you think we will ever know the truth or is it in those FILES?!
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Do you usually read nonfiction ?
Was it fun to read this in October or didn‘t it matter ?
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Did you like the read ?
https://amp.theguardian.com/books/2017/apr/27/see-what-i-have-done-sarah-schmidt...
Should we add See what I have done to our buddy read selections next year ?
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What do you think now when you hear about this trail? Did you learn a lot as I did ?
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So. I actually loved all the back history notes at the end of the book. Did you?
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So. Who wants to read that locked up file on Lizzie from her lawyer?!!!!!! OHMYWORD.
Can you imagine ?!
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Lizzie stated she has opinions about who it was that murdered her parents. Do you think she knew (if you believe she didn‘t do it) She remained silent about the case, was that her nature only or was she just finished with it all, or something else?
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The divide between rich and poor about Lizzie and eventually the rich and church turned on her. Surprised?
Personally the church doesn‘t shock me. They were protecting themselves not her. What do you think?
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Lizzie answered all the mail sent her way. Does this give us a glimpse of who she really was ?
*pic of book I want to read now 🤣
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Interesting that the jury actually like each other and met annually together for. Least a decade ?
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What do you think of Lizzie staying in her town? Why?!
I LOVED the Hawthorne quote as The Scarlett Letter is a favorite of mine and personal to me.
Was it easier to stay “with the known devil than a new one” ? Was she just doing what she felt she deserved ?
Good morning !!! #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD
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Before you read this did you think Lizzie was guilty? Do you now? If not who? Any theories ?
I joined in reading this book as part of #sundaybuddyread not knowing anything about the murders and only vaguely knowing Lizzie's name. It is based on all of the trial reports and evidence, so it is a very dense read, especially for the trial section. However, I did enjoy the read overall and learned a lot about the murders. The surprise twist at the end left me with a very unsatisfying “UGH!“ feeling. I understand why, but really!?!
https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/lizzie-borden-has-a-lesbian-affair-in...
Watching this tonight before tomorrow‘s final #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD discussion on this book!
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The newspapers reporting on the trial, wrote often in a visual, flowery manner. 🥀🥀🌲🌲💨
Within the courtroom, the women spectators “made such a stir, “said Julian Ralph, “that the sound of their dresses was like a whiff of wind in an open forest.“
#sundaybuddyread #pants
“Robinson, however decided to take no chances. He had worn a new pair of trousers on Thursday and “‘his associates insisted upon his keeping them on until the close of the trial that the lock might not be changed.‘”
From the first day that the Defense presented it‘s case, Defense Attorney Robinson wore the same new pair of pants for luck throughout. Not far enough in the book yet to know how many days the Defense took. ☘️
So good. This book presents all of the evidence and facts from the trial and I still have no idea if Lizzie is actually guilty. That's it for spoilers.
#SundayBuddyRead final discussion this Sunday. 🤐 until then....
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This was a really interesting book in many aspects - we all know the Lizzie Borden rhyme and this was a very straightforward look at the trial and acquittal of Lizzie Borden.
It was slow in parts due to the readings of some of the trial transcripts, but thoughts from friends, witnesses and reporters were interspersed and added more to the storyline.
If one is interested in a blow by blow account of the Borden trial, this is a great history. I was not. I enjoyed learning about the socia and class contexts and how beliefs about women played into it. But at the end, all I could think was that there were so many other books I could have been listening to....but with murder and mystery it will be points towards #TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon
This book is very detailed and well-researched. But it is fully a narrative about the investigation and trial, so I understand why it could leave some people less than satisfied. I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did, but I thought it was a great courtroom drama. Also, I liked learning all the minute details of this well-known case.
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One of the movies and a graphic novel car in on my holds from the library today!!! #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD
Still more on hold to come !
My fifth title for #screamathon2020 I never knew the details of the famous Borden hatchet murders and the subsequent trial of Lizzie Borden. At times this was fascinating, I learned a lot of details about the gruesome murder. The trial portion, which took up the bulk of the book, was technical, dry and dense bringing down my overall rating. Still, it‘s always a pleasure to read with the #sundaybuddyread group.
Not much time for reading this week except for audio on long drives. But with all the readathons going on My 18 hours, one book finished and posts did rack up 706 points for #teamslaugher #scarathlon ! #offthegridreadathon #cocoturns50 #outstandingoctober #littenlisten #october20in4 #bookspin. @Clwojick
I didn‘t realize how little I knew about these murders until I read this. It was a chock full of information about, you guessed it, the trial. If it weren‘t such an interesting subject matter, I might have bailed. It‘s pretty much all info, and no fluff so made it difficult to get through. Read for #Sundaybuddyread and square 20 for #bookspinbingo
The Verdict discussion next SUNDAY. If you‘ve made it this far! 🤣✌🏻🤯 if you‘ve been following or reading along feel free to join in.
Then a week off (TIME CHANGE FOR SOME OF US)
Then our NOVEMBER #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD starts on the 8th!
Everyone Welcome 🤍✌🏻
#circumstantialevidence
Jennings defended Lizzie Borden staring that all “evidence” produced by the prosecution was “ circumstantial.”
Behind on my reading but still finding the book fascinating!
#SUNDAYBUDDYREAD Final thoughts
NOT GUILTY..
did you always think Lizzie was declared guilty ?
Do you think she was?
Bravo if you‘ve made it this far!
I feel like I‘ve been in class!
I plan to finish the last part today .
If you‘re still here thank you 🤍🤍🤯WHEW!
I learned a ton!
She chose to stay?!