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coolcatbookreader's review against another edition
5.0
I was given this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher courtesy of Audiobook Boom at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
I cannot believe how short this book was compared to how much I learned about Nannie Doss and her life! She sure had a rough childhood with an abusive step-father. Her marriages were all pretty crappy overall too. I almost felt sorry for her. The craziest part is how she could fool people into thinking she was an innocent victim in everything that happened to her. I am a very empathetic person, but I cannot fathom her reasoning behind killing all the people she killed, especially her own children and grandchildren.
Ryan Green made Nannie come alive to me. He had so much background and the material is thought provoking. I felt like I was in the kitchen with Nannie and I was scared! Thank you very much, Ryan, for the opportunity to read and review this book. I will definitely be looking for more of your work!
Steve White have a very nice voice for narration. I listened to this in one sitting – I did not want it to end.
I cannot believe how short this book was compared to how much I learned about Nannie Doss and her life! She sure had a rough childhood with an abusive step-father. Her marriages were all pretty crappy overall too. I almost felt sorry for her. The craziest part is how she could fool people into thinking she was an innocent victim in everything that happened to her. I am a very empathetic person, but I cannot fathom her reasoning behind killing all the people she killed, especially her own children and grandchildren.
Ryan Green made Nannie come alive to me. He had so much background and the material is thought provoking. I felt like I was in the kitchen with Nannie and I was scared! Thank you very much, Ryan, for the opportunity to read and review this book. I will definitely be looking for more of your work!
Steve White have a very nice voice for narration. I listened to this in one sitting – I did not want it to end.
mnboyer's review against another edition
4.0
While this is not my favorite book from Ryan Green, he nonetheless always finds interesting true crime stories to write about. This time, we encounter Nannie, a woman that just desperately wants to be swept away in an epic romance. The problem, however, is that all of her husbands are either liars, drunks, cheaters, etc., and she cannot stay in love with them for very long. So, she has to kill them in order to move on to the next one.
I have to admit, it is easy to see why she finds that to be an acceptable way to get rid of a husband. After all, if they're abusive and/or cheating, I kind of applaud her in the sense that she had the desire to get away from that lifestyle. And, now they can't beat on the next woman. Still, it really isn't acceptable to kill someone, no matter how we try to justify it.
And of course, she also harmed children and there's just no justification for that. So, as many times as I tried to understand her, I ended up saying, Well you killed the baby and inevitably she deserves life in prison. I'd go so far as to say death penalty -- but in 1955 that wasn't a popular choice for women.
Nannie Doss isn't the most terrifying or insane serial killer Ryan Green has covered, so in that sense this story wasn't my 'favorite' of his works. However, it is definitely worth a quick read!
I have to admit, it is easy to see why she finds that to be an acceptable way to get rid of a husband. After all, if they're abusive and/or cheating, I kind of applaud her in the sense that she had the desire to get away from that lifestyle. And, now they can't beat on the next woman. Still, it really isn't acceptable to kill someone, no matter how we try to justify it.
And of course, she also harmed children and there's just no justification for that. So, as many times as I tried to understand her, I ended up saying, Well you killed the baby and inevitably she deserves life in prison. I'd go so far as to say death penalty -- but in 1955 that wasn't a popular choice for women.
Nannie Doss isn't the most terrifying or insane serial killer Ryan Green has covered, so in that sense this story wasn't my 'favorite' of his works. However, it is definitely worth a quick read!
princesszinza's review against another edition
3.0
This salacious little gem is great reading when you don't want to think about important stuff (like a pandemic, or a mobster president). Nannie Doss was a messed up woman who liked to kill members of her immediate family. She particularly liked to feed delicious arsenic pie to her husbands. This book is a little slice of pure evil to read in an evil time.
Small complaint: The author uses omnipresent voice to the extreme. He really gets into the mind of Nannie Doss. I'm highly suspicious of some of the writer's analysis. It's only a small complaint because his explanations of her inner thoughts were a major part of what held my interest.
Small complaint: The author uses omnipresent voice to the extreme. He really gets into the mind of Nannie Doss. I'm highly suspicious of some of the writer's analysis. It's only a small complaint because his explanations of her inner thoughts were a major part of what held my interest.
wolfshine's review against another edition
5.0
The story of the Giggling Granny is one that is very haunting. I’ve always imagined serial killers to be those who have a type of victim and kill to quench some thirst. They’re mostly guys, sometimes family men, but usually the type of person that after they’re caught can be seen as a killer.
In this case, this was not true. Nannie Doss fooled everyone into believing she was a victim time and time again. Even when she was brought in for murder, the officers had a difficult time believing she was really guilty. Nannie was different from other killers though in that she didn’t kill to satisfy some craving, she killed when people became an inconvenience for her. She had a life in mind that she wanted to live, and she didn’t let anyone stop her from living it.
Narration made this an easy listen.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.
In this case, this was not true. Nannie Doss fooled everyone into believing she was a victim time and time again. Even when she was brought in for murder, the officers had a difficult time believing she was really guilty. Nannie was different from other killers though in that she didn’t kill to satisfy some craving, she killed when people became an inconvenience for her. She had a life in mind that she wanted to live, and she didn’t let anyone stop her from living it.
Narration made this an easy listen.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.
pharmdad2007's review against another edition
4.0
"This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review."
I've listened to several of Ryan Green's true crime audiobooks now, and I've come to really appreciate the consistency. You can count on Green making things interesting without stretching the truth or over-embellishing. This book is no exception. Unlike some of the other killers Green has profiled, Giggling Nannie Doss may not make your skin crawl, she may not strike you as totally depraved, but her story should at least chill you and entertain you.
The narrator of this audiobook, as with the others, is excellent. Definitely adds to the overall quality, doesn't take anything away.
I've listened to several of Ryan Green's true crime audiobooks now, and I've come to really appreciate the consistency. You can count on Green making things interesting without stretching the truth or over-embellishing. This book is no exception. Unlike some of the other killers Green has profiled, Giggling Nannie Doss may not make your skin crawl, she may not strike you as totally depraved, but her story should at least chill you and entertain you.
The narrator of this audiobook, as with the others, is excellent. Definitely adds to the overall quality, doesn't take anything away.
mindsplinters's review
3.0
Quite readable and thorough. Made Nannie a more sympathetic human being than you'd expect while still making it clear that she was doing really awful things.