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A review by anna
The Grim Sleeper: The Lost Women of South Central by Christine Pelisek
4.0
3.5
Pelisek really threw herself entirely into this story and her research is incredible. She makes the victims the focus of the book and delves into their back stories. This was difficult to read because she doesn't shy away from the gruesome details. It was one heartbreak after the over for each victim and their families.
Where I think the book could have improved were more details about the public's views etc. The women's deaths were ignored for a variety of reasons and she talks briefly about them, but I think there could have been even more explanation about how racism and other negative views affected how this case went and why it hardly got any national coverage.
Pelisek really threw herself entirely into this story and her research is incredible. She makes the victims the focus of the book and delves into their back stories. This was difficult to read because she doesn't shy away from the gruesome details. It was one heartbreak after the over for each victim and their families.
Where I think the book could have improved were more details about the public's views etc. The women's deaths were ignored for a variety of reasons and she talks briefly about them, but I think there could have been even more explanation about how racism and other negative views affected how this case went and why it hardly got any national coverage.