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Title: Are You There Alone?: The Unspeakable Crime of Andrea YatesAuthor: Suzanne O'Malley
Published: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 432
Rating: 2/5
Summary:
In this book, journalist Suzanne O'Malley explores the case of Angela Yates, who murdered all five of her children.
Review:
I'm quite interested in true crime and so I was already familiar with this case, but I wanted to read this to see if I could learn a bit more about it. And this book did do that for me, but I must say, I did not find it particularly interesting.
It's not the case that's not interesting, it's the way it's presented in this book. I found this whole thing to be incredibly sterile and dry. The author is not just your average journalist when it comes to this case either, she actually had contact with several people involved in this case, which is why it's so surprising that reading about it is so boring. The only part I felt emotionally moved by was the very first part, otherwise this didn't pull me in at all, and I honestly think almost all of that is because of the way this was written. It's very impersonal.
The one thing I do like about this is that it discusses mental illness a lot and sheds light on the topic, which is always good and it's the only reason I've given this two stars instead of one.
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