Book Reviews and Information

[Herlock Sholmes]

Hello Barn,

Yours is a good suggestion. I don’t know how you’d start it? Perhaps you should put it to admin? Or you could just set it up maybe?

[barnflatwyngarde]

Hi Herlock,
In the immortal words of Tom Waits, "you must be reading my mail".
I was just on the verge of posting the same point.

There is no doubt that a section relating to book reviews would be a genuine improvement to the site.

There are a few ways this could happen (always assuming that Admin agree).

One way is that posters could comment and rate (out of 10, or up to 5 stars like Amazon) individual book titles.

I would envisage that the section would be split into JTR books, Zodiac books, A6 books, H.H. Holmes books, Croydon poisoning mystery books etc, etc.

Within the JTR section perhaps books could be split into sections covering the following:

• General review of the case
• Suspects in the case
• Victims in the case
• Etc

Another way to do it is by asking specific board contributors to review specific books, while posters on the board could comment on the original review and make specific points re the review and the book in question.

A clear danger is that people use the book reviews to regurgitate points and arguments already made on the general message boards.

There are difficulties certainly, but I think it is an idea worth exploring.

[Herlock Sholmes]

I've read the new Borden book and I recommend it.
I wish the end spent more time on Lizzie's life after the trial and the merits of various suspect theories, but as for a day-by-day account of the case, from murders to grand jury testimony to verdict, its hard to think that any other book could beat this one.

JM

Thanks for that Jonathan

[George Dixon]

This is another case that interests me. I think I might buy a copy.

[jmenges]

I've read the new Borden book and I recommend it.
I wish the end spent more time on Lizzie's life after the trial and the merits of various suspect theories, but as for a day-by-day account of the case, from murders to grand jury testimony to verdict, its hard to think that any other book could beat this one.

JM

[Herlock Sholmes]

I don’t know if there’s another thread with the same purpose and so my apologies if there is.

I often waiver before shelling out my hard-earned on a book so I thought it might be an idea that we could ask for opinions and reviews on books from Forum members (or even recommendations for books on certain subjects.)

I know very little about the Borden Case. I think that I read three books over a short space of time around 20 years ago and that was that. There is a new book out however called The Trial Of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson which claims to be the result of 16 years of research. As a new book its obviously still full price so my inner Scroooge wants to know if it’s worth it? Has anyone read this book? I’d be grateful for any opinions.