Review: Disturbing, Deeply Disturbing, and Disturbingly Good (with a couple of disparities)
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 18, 2014
Not for the faint of heart.  The opening quote of the book is a warning, "We serial killers are your sons, we are your husbands, we are everywhere.  And there will be more of your children dead tomorrow."  Ted BundyWith the above in mind, this book is no picnic.  I felt the description on Amazon's page didn't do it any justice, and perhaps a warning should have been written there.  The description was too watered down.  This book is very violent and twisted, but I wouldn't expect anything less than that, coming from the perspective of a serial killer.  Some people gave the book low scores for it being sadistic and violent.  This is not a fairy tale with a happily ever after evening, for that go to the children's or teenage's section.5 stars for getting into the mind of a serial killer.  The typos were minor (less than four that I could see), but I did find myself re-reading a couple of sentences because a word was taken out here and there, or something drastic that altered the meaning.  I sent a few reports to the Kindle team regarding the typos and sentence structure.  I'm glad I was reading this on my Kindle because the dictionary allowed me to learn new words.  What I initially thought were typos were actually bona fide words (intubate, etc.).The disparities mostly have to do with the timespan of this book:The author mentions Colin Kaepernick being with the 49ers, Ferris Bueller, flip phones, Desperate Housewives, etc..  It seems that this book was written in a span of a couple of decades.  There's nothing wrong with that per se, but it can be confusing at times for the reader.  I would have liked the author to pick a time period and stick with it.  We now have smart phones.  The window was too easy to break (most people have dual pane windows these days that require more finesse to navigate).  Colin K just signed with the 9ers a couple of years ago, and Ferris Bueller came out in the 80s, right?Also, DNA now proves a common source of ancestry, so I was surprised to see the racism, calling ethnic groups such as Hispanics, spics, and the N word used for African Americans.About the character(s):I found it fascinating that the serial killer had a high IQ, and he was also health conscious.  What an unexpected oxymoron!  A lack of regard for human life on one hand, and a put down of vending machines because they contain a lethal dose of "salt and sweet snacks" on the other.  Who is this human?  Is he even human?The book ended up being a page turner from start to finish, minus a few hiccups.  Also, there was a good philosophical discussion: do we create violent TV shows or are violent TV shows a product of our current being?  Good food for thought.