Title: A big disappointment
Product review: I got this book after seeing the "Dateline" special on this case. It sounded like an intriguing story - a lonely, insecure 14-year old is beaten to death by a group of schoolmates - and I am always on the lookout for good new true crime. Unfortunately, interesting as the story is, the author is incapable of doing it justice. Her prose is flowery and overblown, more fitting for a bodice ripper than a true crime case, and the narrative is redundant and disjointed. The only reason I'm not giving the book 1 star is that the underlying story really *is* interesting. It's a shame the author couldn't do it justice.
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