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meh

Reviewed: 04-07-25

very underwhelming after the first story, the second and third were okay. and then I wished for the ending much sooner for the last ones.

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the end

Reviewed: 03-24-25

really difficult to get through the beginning. and it's very hard for me, trying to figure out where/when this story is supposed to occur. it's very, nebulous, like one of those h.p. Lovecraft stories that use more words that are not familiar than words I have heard. lol. ..the cyclopian alien worlds...

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a simple solution.

Reviewed: 01-20-25

isn't the simplest solution the most likely. I like druitt as a p.o.i. for the most famous unknown serial killer for all of time. jack has to be a physically fit person, in my mind. druitt has that and a mental break! I like the way this book doesn't go into the more creative ideas usually presented in ripper theories. it lays out why druitt would have been a suspect and how he is likely to be the man described repeatedly by many contemporary police and detectives. I can't say it was ever a man who came to the attention of the investigation, but to be fair to Scotland yard, this is a very special, hallmark case.

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top notch horror

Reviewed: 08-20-24

love all the little horrors, just like how I loved the shining. and of course, it's easy to take in all of Danny's downfalls, you know what he came out of, could have ended up much worse. but to love your main character, so easy to feel how he feels for each difficult situation he is in. i really expected dick halloran ghosty to help at the end, but. duh, who would be left at the overlook... dick sure got out of there with Danny that horrible night when the overlook 'destroyed itself'. Danny reminds me somewhat of the x-men character wolverine, all through the book, with that incredibly gentle aspect, shining folks can see past the anger, and he becomes a strong figure in spite of himself. excellent.

insert Shakespeare quote.

Cincinnati is 1200 miles from the overlook, and I wish it was further. thanks so much s. King and for contemplating and giving doc his will power back.

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i enjoy the narration

Reviewed: 06-23-24

and the back and forth between the 3 personalities. each of the missing cases are well summarized.

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disturbing, but more sensual than the story

Reviewed: 04-08-24

I loved all of it. the writer gives you every clue she had erected and others had said over such a long period of time. the timeline going over and over the events is so fully explained. there is no speculation needed in this evidence as to how this child was taken, why and

by who...or possibly whom.

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angle of bias

Reviewed: 02-21-24

I love the question of whether these trials were actually handled fairly. I enjoyed the way it sounded like it was made in late 40s.

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just had to taint it,

Reviewed: 11-22-23

almost the very end and for some reason just had to bring up the o.j. simpson and nicole brown dynamic. It is not similar to the example he gives in this book! dang. Acquitted needs to start meaning something to Americans. Or maybe we should impliment the Irish option, NOT PROVEN GUILTY.

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over/under-statement

Reviewed: 11-17-23

Just that some of the examples are repeated and others, like gacy, are so understated.
Also, Josef Fritzl is a straight up, 23 on this scale of 1-22 of evil. Several of his own children/grand-children never saw daylight their whole life until release from this homemade prison. He told his family his daughter was missing that whole time, people who lived nearby had heard sounds from time to time. The whole story isnt told in this book, there really isn't time to tell all the awful things that ever happened but just seems like so many things were not said.

And the last paragraph of the book is the worst. Saying that various god-figures have given rules to live by to prevent commitment of evil acts, yet, how many disgusting, violent acts war or peace time were committed in the very name of God? Well, i'm not against religion but it seemed like such an added on little piece of bias.

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not as good as volume 2

Reviewed: 05-15-23

This was really pretty bad. None of the stories were captivating. Some even very unrelated to what i would call 'stay out of the woods' types of stories. A collection, of less than 10 does not merit a book.

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