Comments on: The Girl in Alfred Hitchcock’s Shower http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/non-fiction/the-girl-in-alfred-hitchcocks-shower/ reading material to get excited about Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:56:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Molly http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/non-fiction/the-girl-in-alfred-hitchcocks-shower/comment-page-1/#comment-76001 Molly Wed, 12 May 2010 05:20:29 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=12612#comment-76001 My husband is the Great Grandson of Henry Buschs' Second victim. The victim was also Buschs' Aunt. From what I can gather from Mr. Graysmith's book, he's taken great liberties to crap all over the facts surrounding the actual case that he is loosely basing his book on. For instance, in all my readings of articles saved by the family, and accounts by my mother-in-law, Busch was not ever referred to as the "Bouncing Ball Strangler". Nor do I ever remember hearing them referring to him as "Sonny".I could be incorrect, as I have been trying to research this case for years, and keep hitting walls. I do know that he could have been linked to as many as 10 killings, but only confessed to 3. I would think someone of the caliber of this author would research a little more than it sounds like he did. My husband is the Great Grandson of Henry Buschs’ Second victim. The victim was also Buschs’ Aunt. From what I can gather from Mr. Graysmith’s book, he’s taken great liberties to crap all over the facts surrounding the actual case that he is loosely basing his book on. For instance, in all my readings of articles saved by the family, and accounts by my mother-in-law, Busch was not ever referred to as the “Bouncing Ball Strangler”. Nor do I ever remember hearing them referring to him as “Sonny”.I could be incorrect, as I have been trying to research this case for years, and keep hitting walls. I do know that he could have been linked to as many as 10 killings, but only confessed to 3. I would think someone of the caliber of this author would research a little more than it sounds like he did.

]]> By: kate http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/non-fiction/the-girl-in-alfred-hitchcocks-shower/comment-page-1/#comment-72237 kate Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:50:12 +0000 http://www.bookgasm.com/?p=12612#comment-72237 This review is accurate, but not nearly scathing enough. I have rarely read a book that promised more and delivered less. It amazes me that THREE editors worked on this book and, somehow, it's still a mess. Repetitious, self-indulgent, weighted down with meaningless trivia and, ultimately, pointless. Rod Lott is correct: This could have made an interesting feature article, but they obviously would have needed another editor. The best part of the book is the picture of Marli - she was beguilingly beautiful. This review is accurate, but not nearly scathing enough.

I have rarely read a book that promised more and delivered less. It amazes me that THREE editors worked on this book and, somehow, it’s still a mess. Repetitious, self-indulgent, weighted down with meaningless trivia and, ultimately, pointless. Rod Lott is correct: This could have made an interesting feature article, but they obviously would have needed another editor.

The best part of the book is the picture of Marli – she was beguilingly beautiful.

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