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Dead Men Talking: The World's Worst Killers in Their Own Words

All these times, sociopaths has been romanticize by the media. Makes people get interested with them but not in an appropriate way.

Dead Men Talking: The World's Worst Killers in Their Own Words

They ARE fascinating human beings, but not one you would actually like to know personally. Admit it, of all those stories in TV, books or m As someone who felt like she knows enough about sociopaths, both from my psychology major education and my special interest in the fiction world about them, this book does give me more insight of what and who the sociopaths are.

Admit it, of all those stories in TV, books or movies there is a part of you that wonder how does it feel to talk with one. Well, this book does give you one perspective of one author that did all that. To be perfectly honest when I found this book in a used books bin, I was ecstatic. It was cheap and with topic that I'm very interested in.

I did check Goodreads ratings without reading the comments and 3 stars seems like it's an okay book to read. But soon after I was reading the first few pages, I already found how he called these sociopaths names put me off a bit. I agree that these people are quite disgusting and have done a lot of terrible things, but professionalism in writing a book is still very important. I brushed it off because I do want to keep reading and I excused my annoyance to being used to reading scientific journals instead of popular books with these subjects.

I thought I'm just not used to writers putting their own subjective thoughts to the people they're interviewing. But soon I found out more things that I don't like from the writer. Especially the way he put together the story and subtle self indulgence praising here and there for being able to make these sociopaths talk.

Yea, okay, it needs skill sometimes but sociopaths are basically braggers and as the writer mention it himself, he couldn't really get the truths from some of them and I guess everyone can get them talking. Other than these annoyance of the writer's writing style, the book is good enough if anyone new to the sociopath world wants to read a biography be it actually probably filled with lies of several killers and how they do the killing. It does have several shock values and the reason of my insight of how actually terrible these people are.

In short, shit got real. I wouldn't particularly recommend this book because I'm afraid there are better books author out there with these topic and theme. Apr 21, Aubrey rated it it was amazing. This was a very interesting read! As a true crime lover, I enjoyed reading the correspondence between author and killer. It was a refreshing difference to read correspondence letters as opposed to strict court-room transcript. Great, enjoyable read for any true crime fan out there! May 02, Christian. Nov 12, Alex Laycock rated it liked it. Kay rated it liked it May 07, Lynne Campbell rated it really liked it May 29, Brogan Reid rated it it was amazing Apr 05, Amanda Clothier rated it it was amazing Nov 15, Sarah Newton rated it it was amazing Jul 25, Nancy rated it liked it Dec 06, It began with Pat Jones and a river Nikki Mackay may have started a new genre: A well-written, fascinating insight into the burden of a psychic Dead Men Talking is a reminder that the past always shapes the future.

She has used her knowledge and spiritual background to bring together a captivating story woven with intrigue and mystery which makes the reader want more. The story surround a medium who is the central character and how she connects with the spirit world for information, albeit a story, it is also helpful in informing the reader how intuition and mediumship actually works and I could personally relate to this side of it.

A tense, mesmerising thriller whose heroine's gift of communicating with the dead draws her into dark and dangerous waters, not just in Victorian Glasgow but in the modern city, with its prostitution, woman trafficking, drugs and gangs. I read it in a single sitting In her book Nikki McKay takes us to another world, the world of the dead, a world that is strange, at times extremely scary and, as it interfaces with the present, definitely opens your eyes to the underbelly of our Scottish society as it is revealed in it's absolute horror.

Great adult accessible short story with a twist. Jan 24, Kathy E rated it really liked it. Bizarre but compelling short story that really drew me in.

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At the end, I wanted to go back to the start to look for a new angle. It does make you think! Nov 15, David Highton rated it liked it. A short novella from Roddy Doyle, set in Barrytown, scene of many of his great books - a slightly macabre story set at a wake. Jan 14, Zena Cooper rated it really liked it. Read as a possible Quickread for my reading groups and found it a great read. Quite thought provoking and could be used to explore a number of issues in peoples lives. Moral of the story Mar 07, Jo Daniels rated it really liked it.

Strange but good story, worth reading.

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Jan 25, Kimbofo rated it liked it Shelves: For those not familiar with the Quick Reads programme, it publishes short books to encourage people to start reading. It is essentially a short story about a man coming to terms with his own mortality. The story has all the typical Doyle trademarks — a big heart, cracking one-liners and down-to-earth working class characters — but it felt a little cheesy to me. The cloying sentiment, however, is rescued by a nice little twist at the end, which gives the story a spooky, other-worldly feel.

To read the rest of my review, please visit my blog. Apr 20, Alice rated it liked it Shelves: This is the other book I received as a World Book Night give, and I thought I'd better give it a quick read before I hand it out to my students. It's only 99 pages, so easily read in an hour.

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Pat Dunne used to have a best friend called Joe, but they had a huge fight and fell out years ago. Le gardien silencieux Luca Born Want to Read saving…. Holly tells Alex about surviving the attack and trying to rebuild her life while knowing Angel Resendiz was still at large. A tense, mesmerising thriller whose heroine's gift of communicating with the dead draws her into dark and dangerous waters, not just in Victorian Glasgow but in the modern city, with its prostitution, woman trafficking, drugs and gangs. Enjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with Prime Video. But he discovers upon his

I'd never read and Roddy Doyle before, so this served as an introduction for me. It reminded me of some of Roald Dahl's short stories..

Pat Dunne used to have a best friend called Joe, but they had a huge fight and fell out years ago. Then Joe dies, and This is the other book I received as a World Book Night give, and I thought I'd better give it a quick read before I hand it out to my students.

Then Joe dies, and Pat goes to his funeral.. For characters we only know over 99 pages of generous sized print I felt they were well drawn. There is quite a lot that happens in this story given it's length, although I'm a little confused by it!

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I won't say why because that'd be a spoiler! It's very tightly written, and the use of repetition does give a little spooky, dream edge. It was OK for what it is! I'll aim it more at staff than students though I think, while it's easy to read the content is quite mature. This book was from the World Book Night.

It's a great thing that The Reading Agency, a national charity does to help people become confident and enthusiastic readers to help give them an equal chance in life.. This is my first Roddy Doyle book and the blurb definitely had me intrigued enough that I wanted to give it a read.

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I won't go into detail because I'm sure that's already been done. It's a simple story, with simple characters and it's not even pages but it's the stories simplicity th This book was from the World Book Night. It's a simple story, with simple characters and it's not even pages but it's the stories simplicity that makes it work so well.

When I read that final page I was pretty stunned. I held no expectations when I went to read it and I had no clue about it other than what it tells you on the cover. Maybe it's better to read this without expectations. I've gave it 5 stars because while I was reading it it kept drawing me in bit by bit and the end was a real surprise for me. I totally recommend giving this a try if you see it anywhere. Nov 27, Saoirse Milotte rated it liked it.

Pat is at his best friend Joe's wake. The problem is he hasn't spoken to Joe in years, after a stupid falling out over a horse, and everyone at the wake knows it. Trying to escape the awkward situation, which is further compounded by the presence of Joe's widow, one of the many women with whom he has had an affair, Pat takes himself off to visit the corpse - which promptly starts talking to him.

No one else seems to be able to see Joe laughing, winking and climbing in and out of the coffin, so P Pat is at his best friend Joe's wake. No one else seems to be able to see Joe laughing, winking and climbing in and out of the coffin, so Pat tries to take it in his stride. However a talking corpse is only the beginning of his troubles… This fabulous story, by the king of Irish comedic writing, contains the same wit and interesting characters as his longer books yet can be enjoyed in one sitting. There are laugh-out-loud moments and hints of the surreal that may remind readers of Flann O'Brien's The Third Policeman.

A highly enjoyable read. Dec 12, Matthew added it. I found this one in the Dalkey library as part of Vintage's new Quick Reads program to introduce you to new writers And that I did Doyle's been on fire with his Facebook friends series and his ear of speech is shown off in this little story. It was an entertaining hour or two read, anyway, if the story wasn't particularly deep or anything.