after boy parts, im being so honest, i went into this with kind of low hopes. i have the impression of eliza clark, sometimes, that she writes based on vibes. like. love that for her but without a solid structure it can be a bit like reading a sentence that has no clear end in the form of a novel. and while at the beginning it felt like that was what was happening, the last chapter completely shot my review up to five stars. clark shows an in depth, immersive amount of knowledge of fandom culture and the phenomenon of true crime obsession, and brings into question the ethics of consuming the content and, more importantly, creating it. i think the reason i loved the last chapter so much was because it reflected so many discussions you see happening within true crime podcast/youtuber/book communities. how authentic are those retellings, especially those that take on a narrative voice? can you ever consume true crime content ethically, without exploiting the pain of the victim's families? a very interesting and well informed conversation! like an essay but in narrative form