Unabomber: A Desire to Kill: Amazon.ca: Robert Graysmith: Books

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The man who solved the infamous Zodiac murders now plunges readers into the mind and murders of Ted Kaczynski, accused as the notorious Unabomber, presenting some startling evidence that may prove Kaczynski innocent of some of the bombings.

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3.0 out of 5 stars interesting but could have been better, Sep 14 2003

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Alan Arcadia (Kingston, Ontario) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unabomber: A Desire to Kill (Hardcover)

The story of the Unabomber is quite fascinating, but I feel it could have been told better. This book could have used some more aggressive editing; some of the writing is downright sloppy and it could have been told just as thoroughly using a lot fewer pages.
Here's an example of what bugs me (page 126):
Much of their squad's training is done by the FBI and the military. And so one comfort is that if a bomb squad gets "into a situation that was over your head, it's easy to call for help. You can call military -87th EOD.
Where's the editor?
The book is worth reading but, as I said, could have been better if some more time had been spent cleaning it up.

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4.0 out of 5 stars If you didn't understand the Unabomber, this will help, Jun 23 2003

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Kenneth D Masopust (Tulsa, OK USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unabomber (Paperback)

Everyone seemed to know about the Unabomber. There wasn't a bigger surprise than when they found the maker of some 15 bombs was a Harvard graduate living in the woods in Montana. This book helps explain why Theodore Kaczynski had reasons for his mail bombs, why he picked his targets, and it will answer that important question, "How could a poverty-stricken man, riding a bike, living in a shack with no electricity or running water, spread fear from coast to coast, and elude the police for almost eightenn years?"

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1.0 out of 5 stars unbelievable, Mar 1 1999

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This review is from: Unabomber (Paperback)

I live in Lincoln, Montana and I found a number to statements in this book not true. They may be small statements, not very significant, but in a non-fiction book every statement should be lchecked for truth before being printed. We do not have a bus that goes from Lincoln to Helena. If just one statement is not true, then it makes you wonder what else in the book is not true.

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5.0 out of 5 stars wow-I know everything about the UNABOMBER now
This was a great descriptive book about the UNABOMBER'S whole life- from his successes in college, being a genius and going on to become a proffesor at Harvard as well as other... Read more

Published on Jan 16 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Although fascinating, at heart Graysmith's book is a novel.
Released in November 1997, Robert Graysmith's UNABOMBER: A DESIRE TO KILL fills a current publication void. During the O.J. Read more

Published on Dec 21 1997 by Jenny Decker (catlady@ucla.edu)