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I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer

Michelle McNamara,

Gillian Flynn (Introduction)

Start date: March 1, 2020

Finish date: March 29, 2020

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I'll Be Gone in the Dark One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara

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Jan 17, 2019 Mariah Roze rated it really liked it

I just want to start off saying that I think I would like this book a lot more if I hadn't listened to it on audiobook. Since I did listen on audiobook, I found the stories to be jumbled and not organized well. I got really lost in what was going on and what happened when.

However, this book was very powerful. It gave me nightmares and took me a long time to finish. I had to take long breaks from it, so I wouldn't feel like I was getting murdered or raped. The author did a great job at sharing th ...more

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Apr 17, 2018 Melania 🍒 rated it really liked it

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3,7/5

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Jul 08, 2024 Stay Fetters rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

"Those fuckers, those pigs- do you hear me? I've never killed before but I'm going to kill now."

The GSK case is still something that continues to occupy my thoughts all the time. There are moments when it even seeps into my dreams. Reading this book resurfaced all those emotions for me, despite the fact that I wasn't even alive when these crimes took place.

Like any true crime junkie, we curl up on the couch during the weekend with our favorite comfort snack and a cold glass of whatever tickles o ...more

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Jul 02, 2020 Leah Weyandt rated it really liked it

True crime is usually not my jam, but what a page-turner. Michelle McNamara was a real talent, weaving a story that was vividly detailed, hauntingly chilling, and deeply personal. What a shame she didn’t live to see her book, and the killer’s demise, through to the end.

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Oct 27, 2021 Of Butterflies & Books rated it liked it · review of another edition

I appreciate all the work put into this book and it was definitely a read not for the faint of heart. It discusses serious events that not everyone could handle. I struggled through this because I wasn’t used to reading/listening to this kind of work.

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