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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 364.1523092273
EAN: 9780914783848
ISBN: 091478384X
Label: The Charles Press
Manufacturer: The Charles Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 307
Publication Date: August 28, 1998
Publisher: The Charles Press
Sales Rank: 319783
Studio: The Charles Press
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Detailed uncensored letters written to a young mother from inmates on death row. Gives graphic accounts of their childhood, crimes, and sexual preferences. Includes handwriting, drawings, and other artwork by the prisoners. For clinicians and those interested in the subject. Softcover.
Average Rating: 
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I think this book was a brilliant idea because you finally get to hear the side of the prisoners who's voices were never heard and now you do. Now people can see the true them and what they are about! Jennifer Furio is a wonderful author because she wanted people to see the beautiful people they are!
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Ms. Furio wrote to serial killers solicting letters for a book and this is the woeful result. While some of the letters do bring out some provocative points, Ms. Furio fails to provide any substantive context. Her not including any of her own letters make her techniques suspicious.
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This book is worth reading if what you want is unedited words from some of the most violent people within our nation. The correspondence from inmates, convicted serial killers like Carol Bundy, is fascinating within itself, and in my opinion, each reader should be allowed to dissect each letter and form their own opinions as to how sincere the writers are in their apologies or remorse. What I think is worth skipping in this book is Ms. Furio's analysis and commentary on such letters. She has a ... Read More
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This book is a boring waste of time. The author doesn't include her letters, so the inmates' letters are sometimes difficult to follow. She probably chose to omit her correspondence because she hasn't always been truthful regarding her identity or her motives for writing and receiving the letters. The author could benefit from an ethics course at her local college. In the end, the reader has learned no more about these inmates than what is available about them elsewhere in much more interesting ... Read More
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...There is very little of interest in this book. One gets the impresson that Ms. Furio sent the same "opening letter" to masses of multiple killers and published anyone who responded more than 3 or 4 times. The book is poorly written, horribly edited, and worse - not even entertainingly voyeuristic.
Almost all of the serial killers in the book claim their innocence and want financial help in funding their appeal. The only story of any interest was from David Gore of Florida. However, ... Read More
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