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One of my (weird) dreams is to see mummies and bog bodies lying on their museum beds. There's just something utterly chilling and amazing that we have an opportunity to see a person who lived thousands of years ago. When I was a lot younger I watched a documentary about bog bodies which made me utterly fascinated with the subject. Then I saw a picture of a little girl, Rosalia Lombardo. It creeped me out from these things for a while, but now I'm older so I think I can handle it. Although she still makes me kind of sad and the thought of barging into the chapel and taking a picture is inappropriate.
Edited 31.7.2012 Well, it was definitely interesting, even though I'm still leaning towards Egyptian mummies in my interests regarding creepy wrinkled people (British Museum, I finally conquered you during the summer of 2011). This was still fascinating, though. Most of the bog bodies found in Denmark seemed to have marks of violence, like a rope around the neck or their throats slashed. There might have been a few people who accidentally drowned into the marshes or they were murdered and hidden, but most were apparently human sacrifices for the fertility goddess.
Plus, there were were lots of pictures. Black and white, unfortunately, but still pretty great. The text was dated and a bit jumbled, and I didn't get the prologue about the letters, but overall worth the read.
Edited 31.7.2012 Well, it was definitely interesting, even though I'm still leaning towards Egyptian mummies in my interests regarding creepy wrinkled people (British Museum, I finally conquered you during the summer of 2011). This was still fascinating, though. Most of the bog bodies found in Denmark seemed to have marks of violence, like a rope around the neck or their throats slashed. There might have been a few people who accidentally drowned into the marshes or they were murdered and hidden, but most were apparently human sacrifices for the fertility goddess.
Plus, there were were lots of pictures. Black and white, unfortunately, but still pretty great. The text was dated and a bit jumbled, and I didn't get the prologue about the letters, but overall worth the read.
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Wolfe writes engagingly and he has truly made his research. He doesn't reveal his theory about the murderer(s) until in the very end, forcing the reader to think about the case and connect the clues. For that reason I'll try not to give away too much in the following.
I actually believe that the solution Wolfe provides is how things really happened. It all makes sense, pieces fit in the gaps. Even if it's not true, files that became public only recently give away pretty big clues, things that dirty cops and corrupt big shots had so adamantly wanted to hide. Mafia involvement was the biggest factor. I was pretty shocked to find out that Cary Grant and Gary Cooper among others were Bugsy Siegel's friends, at least until Hollywood realized he was a raving gangster.
Marilyn Monroe also talked to Elizabeth Short at one point, when she was asking about how to get into the right Hollywood crowd, and later Monroe was very disturbed by her murder. There was so much anecdotes and information about the case, varying from plausible (an interview with the possible murderer) to downright ridiculous (lesbian killer hoax). The cover-up probably lasted well until the 1980s when someone talked a bit too much (hint: a very movie-like scenario involving an apartment fire). Whatever the truth is, it's likely that the murderer(s) will never be punished for what they did.
I actually believe that the solution Wolfe provides is how things really happened. It all makes sense, pieces fit in the gaps. Even if it's not true, files that became public only recently give away pretty big clues, things that dirty cops and corrupt big shots had so adamantly wanted to hide. Mafia involvement was the biggest factor. I was pretty shocked to find out that Cary Grant and Gary Cooper among others were Bugsy Siegel's friends, at least until Hollywood realized he was a raving gangster.
Marilyn Monroe also talked to Elizabeth Short at one point, when she was asking about how to get into the right Hollywood crowd, and later Monroe was very disturbed by her murder. There was so much anecdotes and information about the case, varying from plausible (an interview with the possible murderer) to downright ridiculous (lesbian killer hoax). The cover-up probably lasted well until the 1980s when someone talked a bit too much (hint: a very movie-like scenario involving an apartment fire). Whatever the truth is, it's likely that the murderer(s) will never be punished for what they did.
A good pocket book for finding the most important historical events of the subject. Doesn't have much extra information but doesn't need it, either. It just introduces the main topics.
A good pocket book for finding the most important historical events of the subject. Doesn't have much extra information but doesn't need it, either. It just introduces the main topics.
I wavered between two and three stars but decided to give it three. The beautiful writing was the reason why I finished the book and didn't quit my effort. I can see why the author is/was a popular poet but the story seemed to flow too quickly for my taste.