Rating: 
Summary: Good read
Review: This is a good read for true crime lovers. The book flows especially well and in chronological order making it easy to follow. Some of the details are especially graphic. The details given in the rape of some of the girls seems a tad bit over-the-top and I was left questioning whether it was necessary for the reader to be privy to such information... especially since young girls, children really, were the victims. I felt for the parents that lost these young girls. This being said, the book is well-written and you will be easily lost and amazed that two people could be so evil.My only real criticism of the book is that this author really lets Karla off the hook for her part in these horrific crimes. The author seems to subscibe to the notion that Karla was a victim. He describes the abusive relationship in great detail and the path that brought Karla into Paul's twisted life of rape, torture and eventually murder. The author obviously denotes Karla's involvment as a result of "battered woman" syndrome ... which was cinched when she participated in the rape of her teenage sister which ended in her death. I, however, was not convinced. Reading this book left me feeling angry that Karla was not treated as the murder and rapist that she truly is. I felt that she used her good looks, coy attitude and sob story to evade the justice that she duly warranted. As a woman I was offended that she could violate her sister and other young girls... she had plenty of opportunity to stop this demon of a man. Ironically, all of my girlfriends who read this book felt the same way. All of my male friends felt that she was a victim. I guess you will have to read the book to see what you think. This book is recommended.
Rating:
Summary: Good read
Review: This is a good read for true crime lovers. The book flows especially well and in chronological order making it easy to follow. Some of the details are especially graphic. The details given in the rape of some of the girls seems a tad bit over-the-top and I was left questioning whether it was necessary for the reader to be privy to such information... especially since young girls, children really, were the victims. I felt for the parents that lost these young girls. This being said, the book is well-written and you will be easily lost and amazed that two people could be so evil. My only real criticism of the book is that this author really lets Karla off the hook for her part in these horrific crimes. The author seems to subscibe to the notion that Karla was a victim. He describes the abusive relationship in great detail and the path that brought Karla into Paul's twisted life of rape, torture and eventually murder. The author obviously denotes Karla's involvment as a result of "battered woman" syndrome ... which was cinched when she participated in the rape of her teenage sister which ended in her death. I, however, was not convinced. Reading this book left me feeling angry that Karla was not treated as the murder and rapist that she truly is. I felt that she used her good looks, coy attitude and sob story to evade the justice that she duly warranted. As a woman I was offended that she could violate her sister and other young girls... she had plenty of opportunity to stop this demon of a man. Ironically, all of my girlfriends who read this book felt the same way. All of my male friends felt that she was a victim. I guess you will have to read the book to see what you think. This book is recommended.
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