The Night Stalker was one of the books I read for the second quarter. It was the first true crime book I have ever read and it was really interesting. It was different to read about a murderers thoughts and perspectives during murders. The author, Philip Carlo, did a really great job at including multiple perspectives in all the crimes of the book. This book was based on the famous serial killed, Richard Ramirez. Later he was famously known as the Night Stalker.
Philip Carlo wrote the book into different sections. At first I didn't understand why he wrote his life story backwards but I later realized that I liked it better that way. The first part was about the murders, and the second part was about his life growing up. I think the author did this so when people read the second part, they will be shocked at how normal he was raised and how he wasn't different from the most of us. The Night Stalker will leave you with eerie feelings and send chills down your back after reading about the gruesome things Richard Ramirez did to innocent people. His capture will make you jump up out of your seat and cheer. I wouldn't recommend reading this book at night or else you might not be able to sleep well.
It's interesting that the author chose to write the story backwards, rather than in chronological order, it seems like it would ruin the ending. I haven't read a crime book before either but it sounds pretty spooky, so maybe I'll check it out.
ReplyDeleteI like how this book is in the perspective of the murderer rather than that of the "hero" in a story. Maybe the point of writing it backwards was to try and reason why he did such terrible things.
ReplyDeleteThe book is definitely one of those that seems worth a read. Since you said the book is written in a backwards timeline it would seem as if it would require the reader to create a backstory for the protagonist.
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