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The Doomsday Mother: Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell, and the End of an American Family

John Glatt

4.5

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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The Polygamist's Daughter: A Memoir

Anna LeBaron

DID NOT FINISH

I love FLDS memoirs, and I am fascinated by the LeBaron family. But this extremely drawn-book is weighed down by minute details of cleaning out second-hand appliances for resale, for example. Plus, the author narrates the book, and she has a very young voice, and it was disconcerting to feel as if a child was telling me this story of crime and abuse (and selling used appliances). I just had to stop.

The Boondocks: Because I Know You Don't Read the Newspaper

Aaron McGruder

4.25

challenging dark funny informative reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Pretty Little Killers: The Truth Behind the Savage Murder of Skylar Neese

Daleen Berry, Geoffrey C. Fuller

5.0

dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

The Family Next Door: The Heartbreaking Imprisonment of the 13 Turpin Siblings and Their Extraordinary Rescue

John Glatt

4.25

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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My Sweet Angel: The True Story of Lacey Spears, the Seemingly Perfect Mother Who Murdered Her Son in Cold Blood

John Glatt

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Narrator added to list of favorites: Shaun Grindell is extremely easy to listen to. This book is absolutely fascinating—not only in the exploration of MBP, but in a personality disorder and, in my opinion, an inadequate personality. Horrifying and compelling. Not for anyone who cannot handle child abuse.

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