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I‘m a sucker for psychoanalysis after reading the amazing “Maybe You Should Talk to Someone”. While this is a very different book, I still found some interesting points and connections with behaviors and feelings. Written by a British psychoanalyst, this covers broad topics with short stories on patients during his career. A deeper dive into the individuals‘ may have been more meaningful, and some of the “revelations” were a stretch for me.

I vaguely remembered the Josef Fritzl case happening but I was only 13 and in a different continent, so I wasn‘t really aware of details. This was absolutely revolting. The book was good but if you decide to pick it up, please know that pretty much every trigger warning applies here.

As always John Glatt never disappoints. This was harder than most to get through but life of Elizabeth Fritzel and her children was so well documented and brought into light. The evilness of her father really pulls through as well. Nothing is left hidden here.

This finishes off my #doublespin pick this month.
#ThingsInCommon The Bone Season + Secrets in the Cellar = Held prisoner
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What a monster! She got out with her kids in 2008, only a couple of years after Natasha Kampusch. Maybe I don‘t remember as much because the entire family ended up changing their names/identities so they could try to get some peace and try to heal. Cont in comments...

I loved the premise of it! I think it is so interesting to explore women murderers. However, I found the book to be repetitive at times. Additionally, the focus was not only on murders-sometimes it meandered into describing female displays of aggression. I wished there was more diverse cases described rather than just ten or so female murderers. Overall, the writing was good but the book was disappointing.

This is the most poetically written science book I have ever read. Absolutely fascinating and beautifully written.

4/6📚