pickThis ended up being a few true crimes stories in one book about how the author of "Lolita" never wanted or was willing to admit that he gleaned most of his novel from the true story of a little girl named Sally Horner. Imcludes some insight from people close to Sally that were still alive to meet with the author. Very interesting, if not a little dry.
so-soPublished in 1965, this book is dry, beyond detailed and dithers all over the place. I dont need a detailed description of the lead detectives cat or the history of every prisoner on death row during the time period. What a load of babble.
The actual murders, motive and subsequent court case was interesting but I could have done myself a favour and just read the Wikipedia page.
Sorry Truman, you need a good edit in my opinion.
Enjoying the nice weather while listening to this audio book! 😎
pickHorrifying, disturbing, and authentic. Ketchum, with crystal clear prose, details the malevolence of silent compliance and the horrors of abuse to a degree that is genuinely shocking. Not sure I‘ll ever read this one again, but it‘ll always stick with me.
so-soWhile the author did a ton of research and really dug deep her primary focus was on the deplorable people who call themselves TRUTHERS ( conspiracy theorists) but they are nothing more than troubled, sick individuals who are allowed to spew nonsense - The events at SH were so heinous and then for people to claim SH was a sham is just beyond cruel. My heart broke for the victims families but this book was not the tribute I was expecting. 👇🏽
pickIt's been a LONG time since I've posted one of my #the52bookclub23 prompts, but I'm trying to do better!
This book was well-written and well-researched; I'd definitely recommend this to history buffs or anyone interested in learning about the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Unfortunately, my interest was marginal -- since my grandfather was born there, I feel like I should know more about “where I came from“ -- so it started to drag near the end.
pickThis book, on audio, consumed most of the last couple days for me. Rotating between the victims, readers begin to feel as if you know them and their motivations for selling themselves until it is too late. Now to Netflix and compare.
pickNic Edwards wrote a very detailed and comprehensive book on the Delphi Murders. That‘s why I had him on to chat about it.
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#IdiomInsight
The meaning of the idiom #CryWolf is to lie. This phrase refers to a person who lies or complains about something even though no real problems are present.
Police charged an 18-year-old woman with filing a false report about being raped. 2-years later 2 female investigators in another state working on a serial rapist case proved she wasn‘t crying wolf. I thought both the book & the Netflix mini-series Unbelievable were well done.
pickWhat a complete layout of the Jon Benet Ramsey case. A great argument for keeping the investigation going. See my interview with John on the podcast here. Great book John!
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