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Add to SafariWhen comparing The Stranger Beside Me (book) vs People who eat darkness (book), the Slant community recommends People who eat darkness (book) for most people. In the question“What are the best non-fiction books about murder?” People who eat darkness (book) is ranked 1st while The Stranger Beside Me (book) is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose People who eat darkness (book) is:
The killer manipulated, raped literally hundreds of women before killing his first victim, and that kind of darkness is present in the retelling of the events in this book.
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Pros
Pro Unbiased storytelling
Pro It is a close up personal look into a serial killer
The author had a platonic relationship with the serial killer for years, up until his execution, so she knows a lot of details that are not available anywhere else.
Pro Several formats available
It's available in paperback, hard-cover and in ebook(Kindle) format.
Pro It's not about just one murder
The killer manipulated, raped literally hundreds of women before killing his first victim, and that kind of darkness is present in the retelling of the events in this book.
Pro It doesn't over-dramatize events
The writer's experience with journalism helped this novel become a very unbiased piece of work.
Pro Deeply Psychological
It dives deep into the mind of the killer, making it very interesting to read, and not for the faint of stomach.
Cons
Con The murders are not told in chronological order
The story skips around quite a bit and does not go through them in a way that true crime fans might want to.
Con It doesn't get much into the mind of Ted Bundy
The book is filled with details of Ann Rule's relationship with Ted, and her feelings for him, however, she doesn't really dive into what was going on inside the mind of the killer. That lack of psychological perspective is felt throughout the novel.
Con Documentary style
Excepting the psychological parts or the gore parts, the detailed concise storytelling that the author uses for most of the book might be too bland for some people.
