Katherine's review
A Death in Belmont
by Sebastian Junger
Katherine's review
A Death in Belmont by Sebastian Junger
Katherine's review
rating:
recommended for: Nonfiction Readers and Thriller/Murder/Mystery Readers
I had a hard time in the beginning immersing myself in the story, perhaps owing to the fact that this is a rare example of nonfiction verging on fictionalized writing, which was something I had to get used to. Having favored fiction in the past few years, it took me a while to settle into the journalistic fiction style reminiscent of Joan Didion's writing and Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood."
But after reading a couple of chapters, I found myself really enjoying the story and how author Sebastian Junger weaved facts, transcripts and his own personal experience together to paint a portrait of the Boston Strangler himself, as well as the sign of the times and incidents surrounding the murders. Even more amazing is how Junger provides his own interpretation of the events without sinking completely into the fictionalized world and without creating conversations that never occurred. Instead, he uses facts surrounding the case, the racial inequality so horrifyingly normal at that...more
But after reading a couple of chapters, I found myself really enjoying the story and how author Sebastian Junger weaved facts, transcripts and his own personal experience together to paint a portrait of the Boston Strangler himself, as well as the sign of the times and incidents surrounding the murders. Even more amazing is how Junger provides his own interpretation of the events without sinking completely into the fictionalized world and without creating conversations that never occurred. Instead, he uses facts surrounding the case, the racial inequality so horrifyingly normal at that...more
