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Summary: Breathtaking
Review: My husband is currently reading this book and I can't wait for him to finish so I can read it again. I read this book a couple of years ago and I just couldn't put it down. It's a very shocking story and it's brilliantly told by the author. She builds up the suspense and like her you get to the truth in the end. Some people may not like this but sometimes I felt kind of sorry for Ted Bundy, he was such a brilliant, good looking an intelligent man, and it's really a pity that he threw away his potential by committing all those crimes. Why he did it? Was he insane? I personally think that he was some kind of schizophrenic who had some parts of him he couldn't deal with. But the truth no one will ever know why he did it....
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Summary: The Stranger Beside Me
Review: When I first picked up this book I did not think that I would become so wrapped up in it as I did. The whole time I was reading it I found it impossible to put down and have read it three times since. The most interesting part was not reading about Ted Bundy's crimes but reading about the waste of a potentially brilliant life. Not only the live's of Bundy's victims but of Bundy's
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Summary: Relative of a victim
Review: I have read this book several times since it was first released. It is very hard for me to read or watch anything about Ted Bundy since my cousin was his last victim. I would recommend this book to anyone that has ever heard of Ted Bundy. It is scary to think that this kind of thing can happen anywhere, anytime. Ann Rule shows you how you think you know someone but really not know them at all. Even though Bundy finally met his match, it's sad to think we will never know how many victims there really were and what kind of pain and horror they might have suffered. Too bad Bundy's life ended so quickly!
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Summary: Wiped Me Out!
Review: OK, I thought I had lost my innocence years ago but I was wrong. I'm pretty sure that this book took whatever was left. I wasn't expecting to be surprised like this. That this person existed....that would be enough. That the author was an intimate friend, destined to become a true-crime writer and involved before Bundy was a suspect is just mind-blowing. I'm not exactly sure what this book did to me. It was largely at an unconscious level. And it was intense. I still find myself frequently drifting back to thoughts and feelings about the book. I recommend reading this when you think you have already figured everything out about who to trust...or if you are finding the world at all boring. or if you just want to read *THE* masterpiece of true crime. I don't think Mailer or Capote touches this.
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Summary: Stranger Beside Me
Review: There have been many Ted Bundy books, and I have read them all, but none are as well written as Anne Rule's. She knew the man, and beleived in him far too long. (like most of his friends). Excellent True Crime reading.
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Summary: One of the great true crime books
Review: This book makes the hair stand up on the back of your neck. There's only one problem with these books (and I have to admit, I'm a fan of the genre): you begin to think your husband, boyfriend, brother, cousin, next door neighbor, and the nice little old lady at the hospital who dispenses pleasantries just might be a cold-blooded killer. I'm always a little stand-offish toward my strange-acting neighbor when reading these things. I try to think if there have been any killings or rapes in our neighborhood lately, and when his car doesn't show up for a week or two, I brood a bit on what he's been up to. However, soon after putting the book down, I realize that my imagination has been racing out of control thanks to Ann Rule, and how silly it was to suspect him of Ted Bundy-like behavior. I hope she comes out with a new one soon. In fact, in case true crime fans haven't noticed, there hasn't been too much fresh product in this area lately. Gee, doesn't anyone want to go on a killing spree, so we can get our kicks?
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Summary: Gripping and chilling
Review: By far, the best book written about this mad man. Why? Because the author got to know the man behind the beast and tell his story as if we had known him. Ann Rule's account of the gripping murders brings to light how very close each one of us is to the horror and frightening reality of this world. This book never left me through the five or six times I have read it through...and it still sends chills up and down my spine. A must read for any true crime fan.
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Summary: Not a book you read before bed time
Review: Yet again Ann rule mesmerizes us with her detailed plots and dazzling writing. This is her best piece of writing in my mind and for anyone who likes true crime this is a must read book. I could not put it down the whole time I read it. Just don't read it at night. it will scare the bageebees out of you!
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Summary: Ann Rule's Best Book
Review: As a true crime fan, I have read many books by countless authors. Ann Rule is the only author who has completely explained the proper definition of a serial killer. This book is a fascinating look into the human mind and a man, Ted Bundy. I would like to thank Ann for finally describing and telling this story. This is a must read for any psychology student and true crime lover.
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Summary: Gripping-fascinating-so real you feel like you know Bundy
Review: This to me is one of the best Ann Rule books ever written. Itgives you a special insight into Bundy's torn up soul, up to a pointwhere I felt a slight jealousy not knowing him. What springs to mind is an almost perverted curiosity of " Could this have happened to me? Would I go with such a handsome man just to find out he is the evil himself?"
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