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Slenderman
- Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls
- By: Kathleen Hale
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 397
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 349
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 349
On May 31, 2014, in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha, Wisconsin, two 12-year-old girls attempted to stab their classmate to death. Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier’s violence was extreme, but what seemed even more frightening was that they committed their crime under the influence of a figure born by the internet: the so-called “Slenderman”. Yet the even more urgent aspect of the story, that the children involved suffered from undiagnosed mental illnesses, often went overlooked in coverage of the case.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Excellent narration
- By Pink Amy on 08-21-22
- Slenderman
- Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls
- By: Kathleen Hale
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer
Sympathetic but sometimes indifferent
Reviewed: 12-27-22
The writer does a fantastic job at diving into the complexities surrounding mental illness, especially in children. Sometimes, though, when it comes to the actual victim, it read as apathetic at best, callous at worst. Absolutely, there is tragedy all around in every girl involved and I am grateful Anissa and Morgan are having their stories be told. However, I think sometimes the author is very impassive in her short descriptions of Bella and her family. Compared to lengthy and passionate defense of the girls who committed the crime (who deserve defense, too, no doubt). There just should’ve been more attention paid to the girl who almost died.
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