Eat the Evidence: A Journey Through The Dark Boroughs Of A Pedophilic Cannibal's Mind
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Steven P. Anderson on 11/03/2014 12:07:18
(5 out of 5)
When I read Eat The Evidence I was troubled and I must say I was thankful for being troubled as this book literally opened my eyes to the heinousness of individuals with this particular character pathology. This is not an 'easy' book to read, nor should it be. Dr Espy has brought years of experience interviewing and studying 'dangerous' people to bear in this work. In the book blurb it says that Espy doesn't try to take the reader into the mind of the serial killer but rather takes the serial killer inside the mind of the reader and I would conclude that Dr Espy has accomplished this task admirably. In addition he has done something that I rarely see that that is he keeps himself our of the story line. There is no, 'I did this or I did that,' rather he allows Bar Jonah (the main character) to speak for himself. There is also something else about this book that should be said and that it is literary. This not a book that is just put together without care or concern for the writing. I would go so far as to say that this book is vastly more literary than Capote or Mailer, who 'tried' to do what in fact Dr Espy has succeeded in accomplishing. I cannot recommend this book enough and believe that if enough people read it and it receives the exposure it deserves it will become the work by which all others of this type will strive to become. Do yourself a favor and buy this book. look forward to the following volumes.
Steven P. Anderson, MD New York on 09/03/2014 23:41:26
(5 out of 5)
I purchased this book at the American Psychoanalytic meeting. I know of Dr. Espy and was curious that he had written a series of books on a pedophile. His work in the field of character pathology and primitive personalities is well known and considered to be cutting edge thinking. When I read Eat The Evidence I was troubled and I must say I was thankful for being troubled as this book literally opened my eyes to the heinousness of individuals with this particular character pathology. This is not an 'easy' book to read nor should it be. Dr. Espy has brought years of experience interviewing and studying 'dangerous' people to bear in this work. In the book blurb it says that Espy doesn't try to take the reader into the mind of the serial killer but rather takes the serial killer inside the mind of the reader and I would conclude that Dr. Espy has accomplished this task admirably. In addition he has done something that I rarely see that that is he keeps himself out of the story line. There is no, 'I did this or I did that,' rather he allows Bar Jonah (the main character) to speak for himself. There is also something else about this book that should be said and that it is literary. This not a book that is just put together without care or concern for the writing. I would go so far as to say that this book is vastly more literary than Capote or Mailer, who 'tried' to do what in fact Dr. Espy has succeed in accomplishing. I cannot recommend this book enough and believe that if enough people read it and it receives the exposure it deserves it will become the work by which all others of this type will strive to become. Do yourself a favor and buy this book. I look forward to the following volumes.
James Mason, MD - New York City on 16/11/2013 23:40:31
(5 out of 5)
Every now and then a work comes along that redefines the genre; Eat The Evidence is one such work. I would conclude that first Capote did so with In Cold Blood and then Mailer followed suit with The Executioner's Song. Dr Espy has now come along with Eat The Evidence and set the bar even higher.
Not only is this work a testimony to investigative journalism, it is also a work of literature. Dr Espy has taken a reprehensible character and allowed him to speak for himself through his own words and actions. Dr Espy has also done something that even writers of many books cannot do, he keeps himself out of the work. Dr Espy's sentences are chilling and at times breathtaking descriptions of how an individual of this primitive of a nature lives and breathes. When I received this book, I made a mistake, I chose to open it and begin reading one night thinking I would just 'read a bit' and then pick it up another time. However, I was totally consumed by the work. Only time dictated that I stop reading. It seems somewhat odd to again comment on the eloquence of the writing giving the subject matter, however I cannot stress enough how exquisitely Eat The Evidence is written. This is a work that SHOULD be mandatory for every parent, law enforcement official and therapist as well as anyone interested in the genre. I believe that Eat The Evidence will take its place at the top tier of works of nonfiction crime. It is a work that other works will be judged against.