The Fatal Gift of Beauty: The Trials of Amanda Knox

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The Fatal Gift of Beauty: The Trials of Amanda Knox

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The sexually violent murder of twenty-one-year-old British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy, on the night of November 1, 2007, became an international sensation when one of Kercher’s housemates, twenty-year-old Seattle native Amanda Knox, as well as her Italian boyfriend and a troubled local man Knox said she “vaguely” knew, was arrested and charged with the murd...more    The sexually violent murder of twenty-one-year-old British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy, on the night of November 1, 2007, became an international sensation when one of Kercher’s housemates, twenty-year-old Seattle native Amanda Knox, as well as her Italian boyfriend and a troubled local man Knox said she “vaguely” knew, was arrested and charged with the murder. The Fatal Gift of Beauty is award-winning author and journalist Nina Burleigh’s mesmerizing literary investigation of the murder, the controversial prosecution, the conviction and twenty-six-year sentence of Knox, the machinations of Italian justice, and the underground depravity and clash of cultures in one of central -Italy’s most beloved cities.

      When Perugia authorities concluded that the murder was part of a dark, twisted rite—a “sex game”—led by the American with an uncanny resemblance to Perugia’s Madonna, they unleashed a media frenzy from Rome to London to New York and Seattle. The story drew an international cult obsessed with “Foxy Knoxy,” a pretty honor student on a junior year abroad, who either woke up one morning into a nightmare of superstition and misogyny—the dark side of Italy—or participated in something unspeakable.

      The investigation begins in the old stone cottage overlooking bucolic olive groves where Kercher’s body was found in her locked bedroom. It winds through the shadowy, arched alleys of Perugia, a city of art that is also a magnet for tens of thousands of students who frequent its bars, clubs, and drug bazaar on the steps of the Duomo. It climaxes in an up-close account of Italy’s dysfunctional legal system, as the trial slowly unfolds at the town’s Tribunale, and the prosecution’s thunderous final appeal to God before the quivering girl defendant resembles a scene from the Inquisition.

      To reveal what actually happened on that terrible night after Halloween, Nina Burleigh lived in Perugia, attended the trial, and corresponded with the incarcerated defendants. She also delved deeply into the history, secrets, and customs of Perugia, renowned equally for its Etruscan tunnels, early Christian art, medieval sorcerers, and pagan roots.

      The Fatal Gift of Beauty is a thoughtful, compelling examination of an enduring mystery, an ancient, storied place, and a disquieting facet of Italian culture: an obsession with female eroticism. It is also an acute window into the minds and personalities of the accused killers and of the conservative Italian magistrate striving to make sense of an inexplicable act of evil. But at its core is an indelible portrait of Amanda Knox, the strangely childlike, enigmatic beauty, whose photogenic face became the focal point of international speculation about the shadow side of youth and freedom.(less)

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Published August 2nd 2011 by Broadway

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Mar 27, 2013 Hortense rated it 2 of 5 stars

I had hesitated to read this. Being and even other more minor but equally trumped up questions seemed to require better notice. But this happened to involve the girl in my back yard. She was an existentialist's nightmare about a daytime drama. And she would put reason to sleep with her sharp guttery eyes. Existentialism is to be damned and she was in crisis mode. I learned from this pretty shitty book that she made choices, sure enough. Man, that girl made some fatalistic gestures at the wild co...more

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Apr 09, 2013 Nana Brew-Hammond rated it 4 of 5 stars

A compelling, riveting read.

Burleigh took her time to research and explain the cultural / historical context that both Meredith Kercher and Amanda Knox came to meet during their study abroad experiences; which was incredibly helpful in terms of understanding how sexuality, college life, grief, etc could be (mis)construed by the different nationalities involved. It was chilling to imagine the dark side of getting "lost in translation", and, ultimately terribly sad to accept that what actually ha...more

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Sep 29, 2012 Matt rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I am ~~utterly fascinated~~ ~~frighteningly obsessed~~ interested to a normal degree about true crime. Accordingly, I am an avid watcher of Dateline and 48 Hours and any other show that spends an hour in the dark heart of man. Being a criminal defense attorney, I suppose I could chalk it up to curiosity. But that would be a lie. In truth, I have a fever, and the only cure is more Keith Morrison.

I’ve been following the Amanda Knox murder trial for years, now. I first saw it on a primetime special, when...more

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Jan 18, 2012 Alicia rated it 2 of 5 stars

This book should have been about 125 pages instead of over 300! I'm not happy with the detailed backround history of every policeman, judge, witnesses etc. as well as the total history of Italy. The timeline and revealing of the actual murder doesnt even happen until page 175 but I was already invested that far so I had to keep going.

The difference in handling legal matters in the US compared to Italy is appaling at best. The fact that they originally convicted Amanda purely on heresay, and the...more

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Nov 23, 2011 Tom Johnson rated it 4 of 5 stars

Nina's book is more about what JUSTICE is and isn't than an in depth look at those who were involved or trapped in the events - having said that I feel Nina did a superb job in presenting the personhood of Amanda - more to the point how Amanda's individuality sunk her ever deeper into the prejudices of the Italian justice system - and no, I don't believe for even one moment that our own fractured partisan judicial system is one whit better - this book strikes a more universal tone - Umbria serve...more

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Nov 03, 2011 University of Chicago Magazine added it · review of another edition

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"Foxy Knoxy,” the Italian and British media call her. Voted the 2009 Woman of the Year in an Italian television-news poll, Amanda Knox, then a 22-year-old University of Washington undergrad on a year abroad in Perugia, was also labeled a “luciferina” and a “dirty-minded she-devil” by a Perugian prosecutor, in his closing statements during her trial for the murder of her British roommate, Meredith Kercher. Convicted in December 2009, Knox was sentenced to 26 years in pri...more

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Aug 18, 2011 SenoraG rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, arc, netgalley, non-fiction, not-for-me, true-crime

I think I am in the minority with my feelings on this book. I did not love this book. I knew next to nothing about Amanda Knox and the horrible crime that she was found guilty of. Normally when you read a true crime book you learn so much more about the crime and the people involved. I did not find that to be the case with this book. I finished it not knowing anymore than I did when I started it.

The author did a lot of research and the book is filled with information but for me, it seemed like u...more

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Aug 10, 2011 Elizabeth B rated it 4 of 5 stars

I have not read other books on this trial so I can’t fairly compare this book to those previously published. I can, however, offer my review of this as a standalone title. From the beginning, the author paints the idyllic with lyric prose and then quickly gets to the brutality of the murder. This balance between beauty and violence seems to be the running theme throughout the entire book. For those that have trouble reading non-fiction and stick to novels, this would be a good book to get your f...more I have not read other books on this trial so I can’t fairly compare this book to those previously published. I can, however, offer my review of this as a standalone title. From the beginning, the author paints the idyllic with lyric prose and then quickly gets to the brutality of the murder. This balance between beauty and violence seems to be the running theme throughout the entire book. For those that have trouble reading non-fiction and stick to novels, this would be a good book to get your feet wet. In many places it reads like that of a mainstream novel.

The author’s research into this appears quite thorough and the “cast of characters” and timeline of events at the beginning of the book are extremely helpful in following along with what occurred. As another reviewer mentioned, the author is “pro-defense” but, honestly, until the end I never felt like I was being pushed in one direction of the other. For the most part, the information was balanced and not overly biased for one side or the other. In fact, I think the author did quite well in restraining voicing an opinion so that the reader could assimilate the facts on their own and then make their own decision.

With the exception of going back and forth in time to better illustrate the story, the book moved forward at an expected pace allowing the reader to engage themselves as they so chose. I did not feel drawn to the writing like I have in so many other true crime works even though it was written with stunning detail. I think perhaps it is the balance of facts versus descriptions that seemed a bit off to me – in attempting to show us the beauty of the environ I was a reader was often drawn away from the crime itself. While this works to some degree, it also served to make this book easy to put down and, for many, once they put it down they may not bother to pick it back up. Not because it’s bad (far from it) but once that detachment from the plot of characters happens it’s often hard if not impossible to regain the reader’s attention.

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Oct 26, 2012 Laura rated it 3 of 5 stars

Nina Burleigh's true crime tome on the murder of Meredith Kercher and the subsequent trial of Amanda Knox in Perugia, Italy, in 2007 is interesting, though not particularly well-constructed. The first half of the book is a somewhat rambling series of vignettes describing the central players in the story, the history of Perugia, and the Masonic movement - in no discernible order,leaving the reader with lots of apparently unconnected information that one needs to self-organize. Then the chronologi...more

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Aug 09, 2011 Allegra rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: non-fiction, crime-mystery

This book is not a flimsy true crime book, the kind that relies on rumor and previously published work. Burleigh did some serious research--historical, social, personal, forensic, and geographic. She provides immense background on all the major players and places, while also keeping a compelling narrative pace. This reads like a novel whose ending I unfortunately already know.
Amanda, Raffaele, Meredith, Rudy, and Mignini are all fully formed, cast as real people with real motives and life stori...more This book is not a flimsy true crime book, the kind that relies on rumor and previously published work. Burleigh did some serious research--historical, social, personal, forensic, and geographic. She provides immense background on all the major players and places, while also keeping a compelling narrative pace. This reads like a novel whose ending I unfortunately already know.
Amanda, Raffaele, Meredith, Rudy, and Mignini are all fully formed, cast as real people with real motives and life stories, not one-note characters who act for seemingly no understandable reason. There is remarkable depth provided on each, and readers are left with a keen awareness of, for instance, why Amanda might have been doing cartwheels outside an interrogation room, or why Mignini was convinced of a conspiracy.
The author manages to show how things were taken out of context, distorted, mis-reported, left out, kept secret, ignored, or wrongfully focused on, without ever editorializing or casting aspersions (well deserved aspersions, in my opinion) on investigators. Though this is a book with Amanda's face on the cover and name in the subtitle, I would argue instead that this is the definitive book on the entire case, and all of its parts and players. If you have any interest in this case, this is a must read.
In the case of this trial, to accurately and impartially report the facts is, in my opinion, to show the startling lack of evidence against Amanda and Raffaele. For this reason, it is subtly clear, but clear all the same, that the author believes Amanda should not have been found guilty. At the very end, when she summarizes the two sides of the case, she all but states that there is no real evidence against them. This does not make this book flawed, as many one-sided books are. She demonstrates her complete and full knowledge of the case, the laws, and the facts and assumes nothing. She does not say Amanda is innocent, nor does she dismiss the few things that do seem amiss with Amanda's side of the story. I am grateful the author went to such effort to understand all sides, but again, in this case, a full understanding of the facts seems to indicate a full understanding of the "rail road job from hell."(less)

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Jan 03, 2012 Pam Camel rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book is not what I expected. I expected it to be about Amanda and the trial. It is so much more. Yes the book discusses Amanda and some of the things she went through before the trial. Just a few things were said about the actual trial. Most people followed it while it was happening so you probably do not need the play by play of the trial.
This instead is a look at all the players in the case. The Judge,Amanda, Raffelle, Rudy, Meridith, the roommates, the Magistrate who serves as prosecutor...more

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Aug 12, 2011 Dale Stonehouse rated it 4 of 5 stars

Not having much advance knowledge of the murder conviction of Seattle student Amanda Knox in Italy, I had few expectations of this book. There seem to be two underlying themes: First, that Europeans generally find it impossible to believe any human being could be so naive and trusting as Amanda Knox appears, so she must be faking it. Second, that the Italian legal system seems to be simply a contest to see which side tells a more convincing story about the case and not necessarily concerning fac...more

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Apr 04, 2013 Brigitte rated it 4 of 5 stars

I'm not a super avid reader of true crime, but I went through a period where I read all the "classics". Most of those stories revolve around one of two things: a strange and interesting crime or a strange and interesting killer. This story has neither, which may be why some people found it disappointing.

If you know anything about the case, you know that Amanda Knox is almost certainly not guilty. This was a brutal, albeit straightforward crime, and it makes absolutely no logical sense that she...more
I'm not a super avid reader of true crime, but I went through a period where I read all the "classics". Most of those stories revolve around one of two things: a strange and interesting crime or a strange and interesting killer. This story has neither, which may be why some people found it disappointing.

If you know anything about the case, you know that Amanda Knox is almost certainly not guilty. This was a brutal, albeit straightforward crime, and it makes absolutely no logical sense that she was even a suspect, much less incarcerated. So what happened?

To answer that question, the author must delve into the hearts and minds of those investigating and reporting on the crime. She must dig back into Perugia's (and Italy's) ancient pagan past, and examine it's complicated relationship with Mary, Jesus' mother, who is worshipped in Italy apart from God and Christ, and whose Perugian incarnation bares a striking resemblance to Amanda Knox. She must also see the crime through the eyes of a prosecutor obsessed with secret cults, which he had spent years tracking in another famous Italian murder case -- a part of the story that makes you realize how easily reality can be altered by one's belief systems.

Finally, and perhaps most devastatingly, she must explore how all of these players with their complicated views on women -- informed by a mercurial Christian/pagan figure who demands worship and adoration, and a society which simultaneously objectifies and demonizes the feminine spirit -- influences their opinions of all women. Then she asks us to consider how different our own view really is.

After all, the whole world was fascinated by Amanda Knox. But why? Why were we all so willing to believe an absurd, almost comical, story about orgies and sex games gone wrong? What is it about beautiful, young women that makes them so easy to hate, and envy, and fear? It's an age old question; one that a quick glance at the plight of women around the globe will show is as relevant as ever.

With all that in mind, I truly believe this story should be read and discussed by everyone, and not just because it was a miscarriage of justice and a demonstration of the tabloid media's increasing power. No. It should be read because it illustrates that we are but steps from a time when women were openly despised, and if we scratch the surface of even our most modern societies, we'll find that hatred lingers still.

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Oct 05, 2011 Leila Cohan-Miccio rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: non-fiction, true-crime

It's total coincidence that I read this as the Amanda Knox appeal was being decided, but it was a neat tie-in. Obviously, people are falsely accused of crimes every day, only a small minority of whom are pretty white college girls, but the Knox case is still wholly terrifying - this idea that people have just decided that you committed a crime despite the lack of any real evidence to the contrary.

Burleigh overstates her case somewhat - there's probably about 10% too much talk about how much Ama...more

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Aug 06, 2011 Brittany Rehage rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I started this book thinking it was be much more of a straight-forward, data-fueled read, but was surprised when it went much more in-depth than that. It looked at the culture and the people involved, more than just a presentation of the evidence.

I was completely engrossed in the book, sometimes rereading parts several times over so I could be sure I had the right image in my head. There was mention of Amanda's life in Seattle and what her friends thought of her personality and character. The bo...more

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Mar 20, 2013 Chris Ross rated it 4 of 5 stars

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I am going to quote a few passages from this book before I write my own comments and opinions. 1) "Taken together, the writings confirmed one thing only: the girl's absence of gravitas. Was she simply, as her Seattle friends and family always insisted, trustful, naive to an almost otherworldly level? Or was she, as those who assumed she killed Meredith believe, masking evil behind a screen of pink hearts and flowers?" This is one of the central questions that one has to answer. Let's not forget...more I am going to quote a few passages from this book before I write my own comments and opinions. 1) "Taken together, the writings confirmed one thing only: the girl's absence of gravitas. Was she simply, as her Seattle friends and family always insisted, trustful, naive to an almost otherworldly level? Or was she, as those who assumed she killed Meredith believe, masking evil behind a screen of pink hearts and flowers?" This is one of the central questions that one has to answer. Let's not forget that Meredith Kercher is dead and very few are asking questions about her. How often are murderers women? How often is a self-proclaimed hippie, stoner, who chronicles the first time she "smoked-up" in Italy a murderer? 2) "Her behaviour is hauntingly reminiscent of Eichmann's arrogance during his trial for war crimes in Jerusalem in 1961 and most recently of Karadzics preening before the International Criminal Court at the Hague." Yes, Amanda Knox displayed stupid behavior and may be stupid. Does this maker her a murderer? 3)"The scenario presented by the prosecution was not very plausible. One had to suspend disbelief to buy the theory that Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito killed Meredith Kercher without leaving a trace of themselves in the bloody room, and then spent the night putting up a false scene in the burgled room. There was no believable material proof that they did either." I am not a forensic scientist though I am a scientist by education and training and I believe that the DNA evidence was fabricated to fit the case. Given the number of overturned convictions in the U.S.A. I believe it is more plausible that Knox and Sollecito were framed because they were naive and stupid. 4)"That the scapegoatish prosecution--and media celebration around it--focused on her sexuality suggests that civilization really has not advanced far beyond the primeval era when female power was classified, worshipped, and feared in the form of terrifying, all-powerful Madonnas and Dianas." It is pretty sad that sex sells and murder does not.

All that being said here are my comments. I am very opposed to the use of illegal and illicit drugs for reasons like this. I have many friend and two family members who have had their lives ruined because of the spiral of drugs that started with smoking cigarettes, then marijuana, which led to harder drugs and lives of addiction and for these reasons as well as the reasons that Knox and Sollecito found themselves convicted of murder I think doing drugs, even smoking pot is stupid. Sollecito says is his book Honor Bound... that he will never touch the stuff again and I hope he is true to his word. I wonder what Amanda Knox would say if asked if she would ever smoke pot or hash again, especially because she lives in Seattle, WA where it is now legal to grow, buy, and smoke pot legally (for the time being).

I think we can never really know if Knox and Sollecito are complicit in the murder of Meredith Kercher and who am I to judge? I believe after reading two books on the subject that they were the victims of an incredible miscarriage of justice due to being stupid, and naive. (less)

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Oct 13, 2011 Brook rated it 4 of 5 stars

I'm not someone who typically reads "true crime" books or books on trials, but this case really captivated me. I hadn't followed the trial and really only picked up on the story the day of the verdict in October. But I found myself fixated on the nightmare of being falsely accused in a foreign country, miles from home, so young and with a limited grasp of the language. Aside from that, once the details of the absolute injustice involved in this particular case surfaced, I became even more intrig...more

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Sep 19, 2012 Amy Raffensperger rated it 4 of 5 stars

I followed the Amanda Knox case with great interest, and didn't buy the notion put out there in the US media that she was an "innocent abroad" victimized by a foreign justice system. Having had enough of my own college roommate drama to fill my own book, I could understand how such conflict could escalate, and rich, white girls who benefit from a social bias can be pretty wretched.

Thus I started this book with the bias that Amanda Knox was guilty, despite having a savvy media pr machine at her...more

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Oct 19, 2011 Jenny Poole rated it 4 of 5 stars

"...truth will come to light; murder cannot be hid long; a man's son may, but at the length truth will out." So, Shakespeare tells us and it appears to be the case with the tragic death of Meredith Kercher. This is a very well organized, written and researched account of murder in Perugia, Italy. If you are interested in crime in general or this crime in particular, this is book should be your first stop. Nina Burleigh dug so deeply into the Perugian soil she probably disturbed a few Etruscan gr...more

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Oct 03, 2011 Barbara rated it 3 of 5 stars

I am a great fan of non-fiction true crime thus I was eager to read this since the accused Amanda Knox is currently in the news as her case is being reviewed by the Italian courts. Knox is a Seattle native, a junior at Univ of Wash who decides to take her junior year in Florence. She is barely settled in the town of Perugia with three female roomates in an old stone cottage, enrolls in the University for Foreigners and quickly gets caught up in the night life. Within weeks she has a boyfriend an...more

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Aug 01, 2012 Mia rated it 2 of 5 stars

I am tempted to blame myself for not being a careful enough reader to really get a lot out of this book. I was on vacation, and didn't feel like taking notes. Maybe I need for things to be stated a little more directly-- was Amanda Knox involved in the murder of her housemate? After reading the book, I have no idea. Seems like Burleigh goes round and round saying this bit of evidence was fabricated and that bit was just plain wrong. . . but why did Knox lie repeatedly about the events of the eve...more

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Apr 01, 2012 Susan rated it 1 of 5 stars

I will review this more when I o to my own blog but this is one of the very books, that A) I skipped through some of and B) I gave up on. First, I skipped parts because if I wanted to read a book on the COMPLETE history of the town, or the formation of the Freemasons or any other of the many side roads this author took I would get a book ON that subject. Ultimately I stopped reading when I came to the realization that not only is it nearly impossible to find accurate information about this case...more

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Mar 24, 2012 Erika rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: set-in-foreign-countries, true-crime, read-in-2012, non-fiction

I had high hopes for this book, which sadly didn't materialize. Although I enjoyed the writing, and I am generally in favour of indepth character studies and background information, I have to agree with other reviewers on here, there is such a thing as too much information, especially when it leaves you not really knowing all that much in the end. One gets to know Amanda Knox, at least on some level, but who was Meredith? What was their relationship like? There are allusions to quarrels between...more

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Oct 17, 2011 Jennifer rated it 3 of 5 stars

I chose this out of a compulsion to know more and somewhat sheepishly, fearing an exploitative, slapdash effort. Surprise, surprise it is a fairly well written exploration of culture clash and the changing perception of Americans abroad. Bruleigh avoids the salacious and gruesome aspects of the case for the most part and steps out of the courtroom to paint a careful portrait of Italy, Perugia, Seattle and all of the principals. There are no clear cut answers, however. In some sense the media han...more

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Aug 25, 2011 Mary Frances rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book, while detailed, misses the mark. What's really missing, perhaps because there is no way to get the info., is a real picture of Amanda Knox (and of the victim), or the other convicted young adults. I saw signs that might have indicated mental illness issues that would have been a natural focus of defense attorneys in the US but that were ignored in the Italian legal process. In the end, though the physical evidence leads me to suspect that Amanda and her boyfriend were not involved in...more

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Aug 20, 2012 Michele Weiner rated it 3 of 5 stars

The story of Italy and Amanda Knox. Pretty detailed about Perugia and student life there. It kind of makes me sick to think of all these girls on their own drinking, drugging, having sex with lots of boys, going to an occasional class. No wonder they get in trouble. Amanda's problem is that her emotions are inappropriate to the situation, and recognizing reality is not her strong point. I think the more interesting story would be that of Rudy, the guy who actually did the crime, and many others....more

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Oct 09, 2011 Andrienne rated it 2 of 5 stars

Given that the case was overturned in the Amanda Knox case, this book will be of interest to most people. The book starts really slow, with an unpolished introduction of the "characters" involved -- most of which were people I didn't care to know about. I had to slog through the first few chapters to get to the details that I haven't already read in news and magazine articles. It's a well-researched book, but could have used a bit more editing. For a public library, this is a must-have to get a...more

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Aug 24, 2011 Karen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Excellent research, excellent writing. One of the best true crime books I've read this year, and another chilling example of coerced confessions wreaking havoc on the justice system, not to mention on the personal lives of the people involved. A tragedy all the way around, the Amanda Knox case is fascinating, especially in the hands of this accomplished author. Nina Burleigh's investigative work takes on not only the issue of false confessions, but xenophobia, cultural disconnect, and misogyny....more

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Oct 07, 2011 Vincent rated it 3 of 5 stars

I started this book before the latest judges ruling, that allowed Amanda to come home. The case is fascinating for a lot of reasons and I was watching the trial even before I knew about the book.
The story comes complete with a map of Perugia, the town where the killing happened. And Burleigh spends a lot of time setting the stage for the trial.
She visits Seattle and writes about her upbringing, the divorce of her parents, her high school year and the circumstances that led her to become this int...more

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Nov 25, 2011 Nezka rated it 4 of 5 stars

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