Dysphoria's review
The Best American Crime Reporting 2007
by Linda Fairstein, Otto Penzler
You are even deeper than Sarah Schuster.
Dysphoria's review
The Best American Crime Reporting 2007 by Linda Fairstein, Otto Penzler
Dysphoria's review
rating:
recommended for: Starry-eyed gutter gazers
"We're all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." Thus spake Oscar Wilde. "Except for those of us in the stars who are looking at the gutter." Thus spake me. Let's face it, isn't gutter-gazing a natural human proclivity? Crime is unlovely, but it can be interesting. This is a collection of thoughtful, well-written articles. The details are often lurid, but never true-crime sensationalistic. Some of them are fascinating. "A Kiss Before Dying" tells the story of a complicated outsider and, in so doing, defends the humanity that her small town largely declined to grant her. In a culture where killers are rock stars, it's deeply refreshing to find compassionate, three-dimensional (warts and all) portrayals of their victims. Speaking of killers, "The Devil in David Berkowitz" is a great read. Looking at the stars may be a noble pursuit, but it can be a strain on the neck. And sometimes, when crime reporting is done responsibly, compa...more
You are even deeper than Sarah Schuster.