Elizabeth R. (esjro) - , reviewed on 10/28/2023 + 949 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

I struggled with this book. I really wanted to enjoy it more than I did. I love that the focus is on the survivors and victims rather than the perpetrator of the crimes. The author has a lot to say about how the fascination with serial killers and true crime often results in glamorizing the criminals and protraying them as complete people while the victims are pretty much anonymous and treated as peripheral characters in the killer's story. By only referring to the killer in this book as "The Defendant" the author reverses the usual unhealthy approach.

My problem was with the story. I just wasn't that invested in any of the characters and not a lot seemed to happen. Mostly talking and driving around and stopping to get something to eat.

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