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Loading... Panzram: A Journal of Murder (1970)by Thomas E. Gaddis, James O. Long
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I probably read this b/c Joe Coleman made a painting of Panzram. I don't like to totally emphasize the social in the shaping of humans but in some cases it seems fairly obvious that if a person's abused long enuf they'll become completely desensitized to abusing others. Such was the case w/ Carl Panzram. Panzram, the murderer that this bk is about, is quoted as saying "In my lifetime I have murdered 21 human beings. I have no desire whatever to reform myself. My only desire is to reform people who try to reform me. And I believe that the only way to reform people is to kill 'em." Carl Panzram, One of Americas most evil...Serial Killer, Rapist, arsonist and burglar, his litany of crimes is truly astonishing. Considering his apparent lack of education, this extremely self critical and articulate autobiography about his life and his descent into crime is a chilling insight into the man. His story was considered so shocking; it wasn’t published for more than 40 years!! This is recommended reading for any True Crime Buff.....This is the 'Jewel in the crown' of my True Crime Collection! If you are interested in walking through life with one who has no conscience, this is the book for you. It carries you from childhood to death and leaves out no detail in between. He tells of all the deeds he has done in a matter of fact way that will leave your skin crawling. I thought it was a good look into a man. no reviews | add a review
The brutally graphic memoirs of one of America's most notorious and urepentant murderers who killed 21 people and committed thousands of burglaries and numerous acts of vioence and sexual abuse. Born in 1891 in Minnesota, he died on the gallows in 1930 after having spent a large portion of his life within the penitentiary system. Includes 22 b/w illustrations. 'I enjoyed the real hell out of it. Panzram is one of those people who doesn't exist in your mind until you come across him in life or as here, in a book, and then he never leaves you' -Norman Mailer No library descriptions found. |
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The plot is very twisty, and 6 degrees of separation style like The Girl on the Train. I enjoyed that it showed the events from the entire casts perspective. No real main character in the book. Just a bunch of lives and how they intertwine with each other.
This book is very tragic, it has a somber ending and dives deep into family troubles. If you're looking for warnings, there's abduction, child death, adultery, murder, attacks, and animal murder.
The mystery aspects were kind of duh so the final reveal wasn't really that dazzling. Not that it made it a bad read, I just expected more I guess. Overall it's an emotional read, that connects a lot of dots along the way.
The narrator of the audiobook was A , added a great level of emotion to each characters voice.
If you like books that have a few different puzzles happening all at once, you'll love this one. ( )