Reviews tagging 'Torture'

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

10 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

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

librarymouse's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

4.0

This was an interesting look into the work that's gone into linking the fields of criminal investigation and psychology/psychiatry. To have to pretend to empathize with murderers and violent criminals as a necessary part of one's job sounds incredibly draining. One of the hospitals mentioned in the section addressing the two killer nurses is familiar to me.  It was unsettling, though I guess my reaction points out the idea a lot of us live under, which is that violent crimes happen to other people in other place. It can't happen to us, or near where we feel safe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Body horror, Car accident, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Torture, Child abuse, Child death, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical content, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Rape, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Addiction and Alcohol

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

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

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

julesloyola's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

kelly_e's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.0

Title: The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter
Author: John E. Douglas & Mark Olshaker
Genre: True Crime
Rating: 4.0
Pub Date: May 7, 2019

T H R E E • W O R D S

Insightful • Haunting • Candid

📖 S Y N O P S I S

Renowned FBI profiler, John Douglas delves deep into the cases and minds of four high-profile predatory killers, offering details about his profiling process and the strategies used to crack some of the most gruesome cases. An exploration of nature vs. nurture through interviews that shaped his career.

💭 T H O U G H T S

The Killer Across the Table is like nothing I've ever read before! My interest in the criminal psyche was piqued in my very first criminal psychology class over a dozen years ago. Well-written, Douglas provides insight into the minds of the killers, while taking into account their personalities and their pasts to find triggers for the unspeakable behaviour. Beyond just the profiling, this book turns the focus to the victims, their families, and the fallout of the crimes, which to me is what made this one stand out from the pack.

Told in four separate sections, each detailing one high profile case, it kept my attention throughout, and I came out having learned a lot. However, it was clear that the author thinks fairly highly of himself, and at times it was hard for me to get passed, and dampened the reading experience a little. Highly recommend the audio for this one.

Note: the crimes detailed are gruesome and disturbing, so proceed with caution.

📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• true crime fanatics
• readers with an interest criminal psychology

🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S

"I familiarize myself with every detail of their crimes and loathe what they did. At the same time, I may feel tremendous empathy and sorrow for what they went through in their young lives that contributed to their adult behavior"

"Lesson learned: Everyone is a potential suspect, and don’t let looks or behavior fool you." 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Torture

alisanti's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Murder, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Racism, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Gun violence, Grief, Drug use, Child abuse, Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Rape, Torture, Murder, and Abandonment