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Kill Show
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This was phenomenal. Think Daisy Jones & The Six…. But as a fictional true crime story.
This is a story about a 16 year old girl who goes missing one day without a trace. We get the personal accounts from all of the key players (parents, investigator, friends, and more) and the way the story was structured with an interview format was absolutely compelling. It starts off with the day she goes missing and we start learning details about all of the key players and how the situation unraveled.
This was twisty and unbelievably thoughtful. The author tackled so many aspects of the true crime phenomenon. He addressed many sociological aspects and told a story that isn’t foreign to any of us. He analyzed not only the key players, but us as a society who perpetuates the true crime obsession.
Themes like missing white girl syndrome, the popularity of documentaries, white male fragility, conspiracy theories, and the exploitation of tragedies were all skillfully explored.
This book felt like watching a true crime documentary and you’ll get lost in the vivid details with how close to home this hits. By the end my heart was pounding, my jaw was on the floor, and I was sickened by society.
While this is a work of fiction it was also a stark reminder that this story easily could have been true. Many documentaries are dramatized, but that’s what they do, don’t they? I mean, look at the Dahmer Netflix series; they didn’t exactly stay faithful to the truth.
This book highlights the troubling frenzy that surrounds the disappearance of white girls and women, our collective consumption of these tragedies through documentaries and books, and how profit is made from others’ suffering.
At the end of the day, this was entertaining, but also eye-opening. This had some profound moments and the story itself was shocking. If you are a true crime aficionado - add this to your TBR. This publishes on 10/3/23.
Thank you to the author & Harper Collins for this advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!
This is a story about a 16 year old girl who goes missing one day without a trace. We get the personal accounts from all of the key players (parents, investigator, friends, and more) and the way the story was structured with an interview format was absolutely compelling. It starts off with the day she goes missing and we start learning details about all of the key players and how the situation unraveled.
This was twisty and unbelievably thoughtful. The author tackled so many aspects of the true crime phenomenon. He addressed many sociological aspects and told a story that isn’t foreign to any of us. He analyzed not only the key players, but us as a society who perpetuates the true crime obsession.
Themes like missing white girl syndrome, the popularity of documentaries, white male fragility, conspiracy theories, and the exploitation of tragedies were all skillfully explored.
This book felt like watching a true crime documentary and you’ll get lost in the vivid details with how close to home this hits. By the end my heart was pounding, my jaw was on the floor, and I was sickened by society.
While this is a work of fiction it was also a stark reminder that this story easily could have been true. Many documentaries are dramatized, but that’s what they do, don’t they? I mean, look at the Dahmer Netflix series; they didn’t exactly stay faithful to the truth.
This book highlights the troubling frenzy that surrounds the disappearance of white girls and women, our collective consumption of these tragedies through documentaries and books, and how profit is made from others’ suffering.
At the end of the day, this was entertaining, but also eye-opening. This had some profound moments and the story itself was shocking. If you are a true crime aficionado - add this to your TBR. This publishes on 10/3/23.
Thank you to the author & Harper Collins for this advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!
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