Poisoned Love (2005) by Caitlin Rother
The End of the Dream: The Golden Boy Who Never Grew Up and Other True Cases (1999)
Small Sacrifices: A True Story of Passion and Murder (1988)
Too Late to Say Goodbye: A True Story of Murder and Betrayal (2007)
By Ann Rule
Weight: 2 lbs
Method of Disposal: Donating
That question of true crime again. It just does not seem right to get entertainment from other people's loss, and I have trouble finding a way to make it not entertainment. I see the usefulness in learning, predicting, preventing--like in the case of domestic violence (Too Late to Say Goodbye), but is that why these are national bestsellers? Or why there are so many crime shows on tv? We are horrified and scared, but also enthralled by evil. Is it because it lives within us? Do we need something more evil than our evil so that we do not feel so bad? Do we need to be heros who solve the crimes? Do we need to see the clues so we can feel confident that it won't happen to us? I don't know. I am done getting sucked into these shows and books. There are some things I will never understand and senseless murder is one of them.
The End of the Dream: The Golden Boy Who Never Grew Up and Other True Cases (1999)
Small Sacrifices: A True Story of Passion and Murder (1988)
Too Late to Say Goodbye: A True Story of Murder and Betrayal (2007)
By Ann Rule
Weight: 2 lbs
Method of Disposal: Donating
That question of true crime again. It just does not seem right to get entertainment from other people's loss, and I have trouble finding a way to make it not entertainment. I see the usefulness in learning, predicting, preventing--like in the case of domestic violence (Too Late to Say Goodbye), but is that why these are national bestsellers? Or why there are so many crime shows on tv? We are horrified and scared, but also enthralled by evil. Is it because it lives within us? Do we need something more evil than our evil so that we do not feel so bad? Do we need to be heros who solve the crimes? Do we need to see the clues so we can feel confident that it won't happen to us? I don't know. I am done getting sucked into these shows and books. There are some things I will never understand and senseless murder is one of them.
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