- Paperback: 427 pages
- Publisher: Lulu.com (Sep 28 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0557013895
- ISBN-13: 978-0557013890
- Product Dimensions: 22 x 15.4 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 680 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,321,814 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3.5 out of 5 stars (15 customer reviews)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Difficult, Aug 5 2011
By Barry Aldag - Published on Amazon.com
I found this book difficult to read, simply because the editing is so bad. There are words added that shouldn't be added, typographical errors, and words that are incorrectly used throughout this book. The punctuation is abominable, which leaves one having to read back over sentences to make sure that one has understood the sentence correctly.The author makes use of questions to the reader...ad infinitum. There are entire paragraphs that consist of one question after another pertaining to the previous paragraph. They quickly become tiresome, and distracting.
I wasn't impressed with the order in which these cases were presented, either. I'd rather read about the people involved during the course of the book, but this author added the personal details of the people about whom she wrote towards the end of the book, with very little information given about the victims and their lives prior to meeting Schaefer. Considering that this book was supposed to give voice to the 'silent screams' of the victims, I find it odd that the author didn't give them much attention in her work. It was mostly about the murderer, and his twisted thought process.
All in all, I found this book difficult to read, and would not recommend it, especially at the price at which it's now selling. I will not buy this author's work again.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Illiterate garbage, Nov 12 2010
By Phoenixx - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Silent Scream (Paperback)
I came upon Silent Scream after reading an excellent book by Roy Hazelwood which mentioned Gerard John Schaefer (along with Ted Bundy) giving "third-person accounts" of their crimes. Regardless of the 1 or 2 reviews mentioning the need for an editor, etc., I'm ashamed to say I paid more than $20 for this garbage. Beginning with Page 1 through Page 426 (Page 427 is blank, followed by 5 blank pages) there are enough typos, grammar and punctuation errors to flunk a third grader. Even the author's own reviews, which probably comprise the majority of the 5-star ratings, are amateurish and speak for themselves: "The Scream are No Longer Silent They Now Have a Voice and with that Voice comes Peach" ...Enough said.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Worst editing I've never seen, Jan 28 2011
By James K. Mcmillan - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Silent Scream (Paperback)
The editing is so bad it makes the book hard to read. Type-os, paragraphs ending before the sentence is finished, using the word psychic instead of psychee, theres easily an error every 2 pages. The publisher shouldn't have even put their name on it and those responsible for this "finished" product should be fired. Also the book is long not because all the info but because the words cover a fraction of each page and theres huge gaps between paragraphs. On first glace when flipping through the book looks strange the way the words are placed. Some info is repetitive and bland.The good features of the book is its the only book on schaefer and has lots of info about him. Theres pictures included but they're mingled throughout and hard to find. Its great the book was written for the sake of the many lives affected but such a poor presentation almost defeats the purpose! Not worth the money it costs.
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