Victim: The Other Side of Murder by Gary Kinder
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Book Reviews of Victim: The Other Side of Murder
Book Review: Sad but thought provoking
Summary: 5 Stars
"Victim" is a masterpiece of the true crime genre, for it was the first book to ever describe in painstaking and intimate detail the enormous physical, psychological, and financial traumas that are enforced upon the survivors of violent crime, and it exposed, also for the first time, how these survivors are often victimised again by an uncaring justice system where the rights of the accused always seem to come before the rights of the victimised.Book Review: Powerful, compelling & thought provoking!
Summary: 5 Stars
Vivid writing keeps you turning the pages and makes it hard to put down. This book provides a very down to earth perspective on our criminal justice system from the viewpoint of a family of victims. This is a "must read" for anyone who has ever questioned the death penalty. You may not find an answer here, but you will gain a lot to think about. One caveat; the details given are somewhat graphic and may not be suitable for those with a weak stomach.Book Review: Finally, The Victim's Story is Told
Summary: 5 Stars
Most true crime books feature the life and times of the killer(s), with the victim portrayed as the unfortunate corpse in the first chapters. This book puts a human face on the victims.Courtney's struggle and bravery are heartbreaking and inspiring. This book shows how a moment of senselss violence, which is usually given a brief amount of news coverage, actually has a ripple effect that lasts a lifetime. A must-read.
Book Review: Read this if you are writer, read this is you are a reader.
Summary: 5 Stars
I read this book when it first came out, in the very early 1980's. I can never forget the pictures this awesome author painted in my mind. They are horrible, and without giving the book away, everysingle time I hear the words "Hi-FI," or see a pencil or a bottle of Drano, I think of this book. Ugh, giving me the chills thinking about it. By the way, I am wondering how the author liked the movie, if at all?Book Review: Unforgettable!
Summary: 5 Stars
One word "Unforgettable!" I read this book shortly after it was released and again with the author's update. It's a heartbreaking account of the struggle for life by one survivor of a horrific crime - Cortney Naisbitt. Ultimately unable to completely recover from the affects of his wounds, Cortney died on June 4, 2002. It is a compelling account of the affect that one terrible crime had on so many people. Unforgettable!