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angus_mckeogh's review against another edition
4.0
There’s some reiterated material here from the book, Mindhunter; but overall there’s sufficient new and interesting stuff to make this a really good read. Speaks more to the why as opposed to the how and who. I’d surmise it’s a better book than his previous one that’s getting all the recent media attention.
chloerigali's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting, sorta repetitive! I really respect John Douglas and all that he has done within the criminology world.
I look forward to reading his other books... I have Mindhunter on my shelf and definitely need to get to that one soon.
I look forward to reading his other books... I have Mindhunter on my shelf and definitely need to get to that one soon.
crashchannel137's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
fast-paced
5.0
ilycianna's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
chelseatm's review against another edition
3.0
Very interesting for those interested in behavioural sciences. I didn't feel it was much different than Mind Hunter but I liked the more in depth look.
lurker_stalker's review against another edition
4.0
This is my second book by Douglas, [b:Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit|126584|Mindhunter Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit|John E. Douglas|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1308169929l/126584._SY75_.jpg|3979692] being the first. If I remember correctly, my biggest issue with Mindhunter the impression I got of John Douglas as a human being: sexist and egotistical. I didn't get that impression with this one.
Maybe because this book is much more recent? I don't know but it was fascinating to get inside the heads of these killers. I occasionally got frustrated by the jumping back and forth between the current killer being discussed and some other one who the author(s) wanted to compare him to. The narration (done by the actor who plays the John Douglas-esque character on the Netflix show) was sometimes slow and the inflections he used to denote something that must have been italicized or in some other way set apart in the written text were halting. Even though I understood the reasoning behind the change, it was still annoying.
This is a book I'd definitely recommend to any true crime buff. I hadn't heard of many of the killers discussed and was mostly riveted throughout the book.
Maybe because this book is much more recent? I don't know but it was fascinating to get inside the heads of these killers. I occasionally got frustrated by the jumping back and forth between the current killer being discussed and some other one who the author(s) wanted to compare him to. The narration (done by the actor who plays the John Douglas-esque character on the Netflix show) was sometimes slow and the inflections he used to denote something that must have been italicized or in some other way set apart in the written text were halting. Even though I understood the reasoning behind the change, it was still annoying.
This is a book I'd definitely recommend to any true crime buff. I hadn't heard of many of the killers discussed and was mostly riveted throughout the book.