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Title: I Have Lived In The Monster : A Report From The Abyss by Robert K. Ressler, Tom Shachtman ISBN: 0-312-15552-2 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 May, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.64 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Summations of Famous Cases
Comment: I learned a lot that I had not known about the Gacy and Dahmer cases. This book is well written with self-contained chapters on some of the worst cases of serial murder. If the author is self-aggrandizing I did not pick it up. He has justifiable reasons to be proud of his work. Many killers will kill no more because of his and others work. It must take an incredible amount of character and emotional strength to work these cases without going crazy or falling into a suicidal depression. My only criticism is that I am completely uninterested in any professional rivalry between Douglas, Ressler or any others. Both have done good work.
Four stars with a fifth added to raise the review average which, IMHO, is too low for this book.
Rating: 1
Summary: Not worth one second of your time...
Comment: I thought Whoever Fights Monsters was terrible. Amateurishly written, no depth in discussing the subject, and a self aggrandizing attitude on Mr. Ressler's part. I Have Lived In The Monster is all of that...times 100! Worse yet, throughout this book Ressler came across to me as an apologist for these serial killers. A recurring theme is that it's not their fault that they are the way they are, someone made them that way, executing them would be wrong, we need to show them compassion, study them, and figure out how to make their minds right. Ressler's ego trip is far more potent in this book. He aggrandizes himself in barely 200 pages as opposed to his previous outing which took 300 or so. This was written in a very slipshod, sloppy way. I got the impression that maybe he'd just bought a house, boat, etc. and needed a quick influx of cash. I hope it was worth it, because I have an even lower opinion of him than before and I will not buy another one of his books.
Rating: 2
Summary: An author "bigger" than his subject
Comment: After reading this book I came to the conclusion that I prefer to read the books of Mr. Ressler's former collegues. I found his general attitude in writing this book to be if he did not profile the subject it was not done correctly. It is also apparent he has a recurring need to elevate himself above John Douglas which takes away from the subject in his book. This book would have been a better read if it had not "starred" Mr. Ressler as opposed to the subject matter at hand.
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Title: SEXUAL HOMICIDE: PATTERNS AND MOTIVES - PAPERBACK by Robert K. Ressler, John E. Douglas, Ann W. Burgess ISBN: 0028740637 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1995 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Whoever Fights Monsters : My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI by Robert K. Ressler, Thomas Schachtman ISBN: 0312950446 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 March, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Justice Is Served by Robert K. Ressler, Tom Shachtman, Tom Shacthman ISBN: 0312956150 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: January, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Crime Classification Manual : A Standard System for Investigating and Classifying Violent Crimes by John E. Douglas, Ann W. Burgess, Allen G. Burgess, Robert K. Ressler ISBN: 0787938858 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 25 July, 1997 List Price(USD): $48.00 |
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Title: Mindhunter : Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit by John E. Douglas ISBN: 0671528904 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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