Broken Doll

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Summary: Painful Story - Excellent Book
Review: Having read all of Burl Barer's work, I made certain to pick up his most recent, "Broken Doll", and was not dissapointed. Barer has an amazing ability to relate what would be a gruesome story with compassion and respect. True Crime is not my favorite genre, but Barer brings so much humanity to each of his books that I can get past the "16 pages of shocking photos" and focus on the tale itself. Highly recommended.

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Summary: Please do not read this crap.......
Review: please don't read this......

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Summary: Broken Doll is a heartbreaker.
Review: This powerful story will break your heart...not only for the little victim and her family, but for everyone involved in this tragic story. This is another "must read" from Burl Barer, America's master of investigative true crime journalism. I suggest every fan of true crime read this book, and everyone who wondered how criminals such as Richard Clark are raised, not born. Burl Barer consistently takes us behind the headlines to reveal more than what we would learn from newspapers or television, plus he always gives us his analysis of the case in his "final remarks." Barer is my favorite non-fiction author, and this is one reason why.

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Summary: Brilliant, riviting, and ultimately valuable
Review: With incredible insight and journalistic flair Barer once again proves his abilities as one of the top investigative crime writers. In this tragic story of aborted childhoods and destroyed dreams, your heart will break for the family of seven-year-old victim Roxanne Doll, and also for that of her killer, Richard Clark, who's own sense of self and human bonding was forever stilled at an early age. Broken Doll is undoubtedly Barer's best true crime book to date, and the best of the genre this year. I strongly urge every reader of true crime to order BROKEN DOLL.