Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Killer Across the Table by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker

19 reviews

sajayyy's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Murder, and Adult/minor relationship

taylorlanxon's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Rape, Murder, Pedophilia, Torture, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Stalking

rose_poirot's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

3.5

John Douglas get into the horrible horrible things humans have done to each other but I believe he focuses on the narrative of stranger danger rather than the realities of most people being killed by someone they are close to. 

He does give merit to the tormented childhoods of many of the criminals he discusses. John lands on incarceration and ultimately the death penalty being the ideal outcome and spends little time focusing on intervention and policy or funding to provide services before these people get to the point of assault and murder.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Rape, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Racism, Animal death, and Violence

dysgraceless's review against another edition

dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Rape, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Murder, Medical content, and Kidnapping

urreadtome's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Death

ksuazo94's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Rape, and Torture

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, Grief, Animal cruelty, Death, and Sexual violence

uly_mckown's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Animal cruelty

rcshamey's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Murder, and Rape

mrselaineskinner's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

3.5

I enjoyed this more than Mindhunter but Douglass frequently comes across as pompous and self-congratulatory.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Child death

laineybarbour's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Stalking