This is definitely an interesting true crime book - if only because of the fact that two kids murdered one of their own grandmothers. There aren't many mistakes in the book that I caught so that was refreshing. I don't know what kind of allowances the author took with the conversations and the "feelings" - because of the wording in some parts I think he possibly took a little more allowance than I feel is okay - but I can't be positive.
It bothered me that the author repeatedly referred to the girls grandmother as "the bitch" or "the old hag" or whatever else. He did it to make the reader aware of her granddaughters feelings I'm sure but that doesn't sit well with me. He could have gotten her feelings across without using his words to call her these things. I'd have done things a little differently there. This woman has sisters and family out there somewhere and even if she didn't it's just not right.
I didn't like the insinuation that rap music caused the boy to kill. It didn't. The boy caused the boy to kill. He could have listened to Olivia Newton-John and still killed. Irresponsible on the part of the author IMO.
Am I just naive or did everyone else believe that doctors who were felons could no longer be doctors? Well, apparently, in at least one state, they sure as hell can. That's a tad bit scary to find out.
The book is written okay and I'd read another of the authors t.c.'s sometime.
It bothered me that the author repeatedly referred to the girls grandmother as "the bitch" or "the old hag" or whatever else. He did it to make the reader aware of her granddaughters feelings I'm sure but that doesn't sit well with me. He could have gotten her feelings across without using his words to call her these things. I'd have done things a little differently there. This woman has sisters and family out there somewhere and even if she didn't it's just not right.
I didn't like the insinuation that rap music caused the boy to kill. It didn't. The boy caused the boy to kill. He could have listened to Olivia Newton-John and still killed. Irresponsible on the part of the author IMO.
Am I just naive or did everyone else believe that doctors who were felons could no longer be doctors? Well, apparently, in at least one state, they sure as hell can. That's a tad bit scary to find out.
The book is written okay and I'd read another of the authors t.c.'s sometime.
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