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lady_curmudgeon) wrote2013-04-15 02:09 pm
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Book 2, 2013
The Fatal Gift of Beauty: The Trials of Amanda Knox, (hardcover) 4 out of 5 stars.
No synopsis from amazon.com because it's SOOO LONG and I don't know a good place to excerpt from...
Most people have at least heard of the murder of British student abroad Melissa Kercher and her accused murderess, American Amanda Knox. She's been on trial twice (and facing a third re-trial soon) for this case and the book goes into some pretty nitty gritty stuff about the events that lead up to the murder, the murder itself in the eyes of both the prosecution and the defense, Italian law and how it differs from American law...Just a lot of information!
I've been following the Knox trials since I heard about them during her first trial on the CBS television show 48 Hours. I can't say as though I learned anything new from reading this book compared to what I've learned following the media, but it was a fascinating read nonetheless. If you're a true crime fan into international crime, I highly recommend this book.
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I'm way, WAY behind in my reading this year. Just started a book I borrowed from my niece's Mom called Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright. She gave it a rave review and said it was a quick read despite being a somewhat hefty book. I'm also trying to read a self-help book called The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer that my therapist recommended. That one's pretty deep and moving pretty slowly...So hopefully I'll have two more books under my belt for the year soon...
No synopsis from amazon.com because it's SOOO LONG and I don't know a good place to excerpt from...
Most people have at least heard of the murder of British student abroad Melissa Kercher and her accused murderess, American Amanda Knox. She's been on trial twice (and facing a third re-trial soon) for this case and the book goes into some pretty nitty gritty stuff about the events that lead up to the murder, the murder itself in the eyes of both the prosecution and the defense, Italian law and how it differs from American law...Just a lot of information!
I've been following the Knox trials since I heard about them during her first trial on the CBS television show 48 Hours. I can't say as though I learned anything new from reading this book compared to what I've learned following the media, but it was a fascinating read nonetheless. If you're a true crime fan into international crime, I highly recommend this book.
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I'm way, WAY behind in my reading this year. Just started a book I borrowed from my niece's Mom called Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief by Lawrence Wright. She gave it a rave review and said it was a quick read despite being a somewhat hefty book. I'm also trying to read a self-help book called The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer that my therapist recommended. That one's pretty deep and moving pretty slowly...So hopefully I'll have two more books under my belt for the year soon...