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britt_brooke
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This was a #reread for #bookclub. I was pretty disappointed that most of my book club didn‘t like it. They thought the organization was too jumbled. I think they didn‘t understand that it‘s part memoir, too. Idk. I still thought it was a great one; unique to the genre.

TheBookHippie I still think about this book. 1d
TheKidUpstairs I think about this book every time I'm the last one up in my house, triple checking the sliding door locks 😳🫣 1d
TieDyeDude Yeah, unfortunately I think it is tough to judge now that there was a series, the case is solved, and there has been some time since the author passed. When it came out, there were so many developments; it was exciting to read the book and be on the front lines of all the excitement. Maybe now that there has been some time and closure, people aren't as invested? 23h
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britt_brooke @TieDyeDude I definitely agree. When I first read it was right when they caught him. 23h
TheBookHippie @britt_brooke SAME. I read it right away. 23h
britt_brooke @TheBookHippie I didn‘t sleep right for three weeks. Scared me to death! 23h
TheBookHippie @britt_brooke I still recheck locks…. 23h
LeahBergen Oh, I thought this was so powerful! 11h
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HaleyG14
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If you want to know more about the case of Ruby Franke than this is the memoir to read. From one of her daughters, the words of one of her victims which give more insight and respect to her siblings (the other victims) than any stranger from the outside could report.

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TorieStorieS
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I‘m down to only a few states before my #ReadTheUSA map is complete— & this #TrueCrime scratched #Delaware off my list! Rule‘s reputation proceeded her in this first experience with her writing. It‘s certainly a detailed exploration of Anne Marie Fahey‘s murder. Giving family background, & a thorough timeline both leading up to the murder & the official investigation that followed, this is a lengthy listen but still manages to unfold quickly.

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Sharpeipup
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So many shocking bits in this book including that Hugh Hefner helped fund the rape kit program.

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MysticFaerie
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5🌟/5🌟

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TheKidUpstairs
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It was the last couple chapters that brought this one up to a low pick for me.

I found this to be an interesting story, and I appreciate the many threads Summerscale was trying to weave together here: the murders themselves; the lascivious nature of the press and public interest in them; the racial tensions of the time; public attitudes towards women, sex work, and violence towards women.

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TheKidUpstairs But for much of the book I found the different ideas and threads uneven, and it seemed to bounce around without touching too deeply on anything. The last couple chapters finally started to dig a bit deeper, but it was a bit too late to be fully successful.

I'm glad I read it, but I can see why it wasn't shortlisted amidst a strong Women's Prize for NF list this year.
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readingjedi
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Despite the grim subject matter - imagine spending 30 years of your one & only life on Death Row for crimes you didn't commit - this biography has a tenacious positivity, due to the remarkable personality of Ray Hinton. The flagrant racism & prejudice he faced in the Alabama justice system was absolutely staggering, but he never lost sight of his own innocence & worth. His strength of character is nothing short of humbling. Eye opening for sure!

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Going Postal | Don Lasseter

I've been researching the alternatives to the USPS/Canada Post connections in case the rotating strikes aren't concluded by the shipping date for #yuleseasonswap and #swaps in general. if you have an Amazon prime account you can send items to other people too. if it's prime eligible the shipping stays free. Of course there are also FedEx and UPS which charge the same rate for their lightest parcel class as they do for a card. Both offer flat rate.

thebacklistbook Spoiler alert UPS is cheaper. 1w
thebacklistbook rotating strikes @TheBookHippie . rotating strikes. mail is moving just slower than typical. 1w
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TheBookHippie @thebacklistbook how frustrating. My mail is super super slow always but it does move. 1w
thebacklistbook @TheBookHippie yeah at this point the union is just trying to stop the posts that be from turning the service into a commerce engine. 1w
thebacklistbook *powers 1w
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bekakins
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#hauntedshelf #screamteam #doublespin A really harrowing true crime account, horrifying and really interesting exploring some of the legalities of the crimes.

Now need to tot up my points so far 😬

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 2w
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Amiable
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An incredibly detailed (almost too much so, in the first half) book about the July 22, 2011 massacre of 77 people —many of them teenagers— in Norway. It‘s a sobering and chilling examination at how Breivik was radicalized into becoming a right-wing terrorist who was obsessed with ridding Norway of multiculturalism.

AnnCrystal 🥺💔❤️‍🩹😢. 2w
ravenlee I may have to read this, though the idea is pretty fraught. I just finished the tagged, and Breivik is one of many mentioned in it. 2w
Amiable @ravenlee This book didn‘t point to misogyny as the driving force behind Breivik‘s actions, though. After losing his job and livelihood and moving back in with his mother at the age of 30, he spent most of his time online—started with video games, and then he fell down the rabbit hole of internet misinformation about immigrants “taking over” Europe, which eventually radicalized him against Muslims. (edited) 2w
ravenlee Interesting. Bates included him as an example, but more of how so many hateful philosophies share common ground, dovetailing misogyny, white nationalism, anti-semitism, racism, and so on. There‘s so much overlap. 2w
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