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plcbaker's review against another edition
3.75
This book evoked the time and place very well and told an interesting story. I liked that it was mostly nonjudgmental of the people involved. There was some perspective looking back but also included the thoughts and feelings of one of the authors as a child.
sleeson's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.0
I liked the writing style. The author kept the book on track throughout. I don't think having Liza's story was necessary. She was too young and not really apart of Tony's life. Graphic murder description midway and swearing. Moderate discussions about sex.
_j3ss1ca's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, and Homophobia
vtlism's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.5
Sad, but brilliant how she uses the fact of his being a killer to highlight how truly awful her mother is.
bethmorvant's review against another edition
4.0
Before picking this book up, I had no idea who Tony Costa was. Now I do, and he was pretty disturbing.
This book was a mix of memoir and true crime. The memoir part (the whole babysitter aspect) was boring and mostly pointless, however the true crime chapters had my attention. This dude was very similar to ol Teddy Bundy…
This book was a mix of memoir and true crime. The memoir part (the whole babysitter aspect) was boring and mostly pointless, however the true crime chapters had my attention. This dude was very similar to ol Teddy Bundy…