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The Lost Girls

The True Story of the Cleveland Abductions and the Incredible Rescue of Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina Dejesus

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The Lost Girls

Written by: John Glatt
Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
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In The Lost Girls, John Glatt tells the truly amazing story of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight - who were kidnapped, imprisoned, and repeatedly raped and beaten in a Cleveland house for over a decade by Ariel Castro - and their amazing escape in May 2013, which made headlines all over the world.

This audiobook has an exclusive interview with Castro's secret girlfriend, who spent many romantic nights in his house of horror without realizing that he had bound and chained captives just a few feet away. There are also revealing interviews with several Castro family members, musician friends, and neighbors who witnessed the dramatic rescue.

©2015 John Glatt (P)2015 Tantor Sexual Crimes & Assault True Crime Disappearance Abduction Schizophrenia Family

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"For a wide-angle view of the horrific string of crimes start to finish, Glatt constructs an absorbing winner." ( Kirkus)
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The events in this book are jawdropping. Three women were abducted and kept captive as sex-slaves in a quiet (if gungy) Cleveland neighborhood for 10 (TEN!!) years. Somehow, no-one noticed. The terror, despair, and straight-up evil in this story are viscerally gripping. I felt a deep discomfort throughout the listen.. affected by the bizarre inconsistency between a matter-of-fact recounting and the horrific realization that this is NOT fictional. Reading this book is like witnessing a car-crash where you can't look away. It's a harrowing read.
The biggest advantage of the book is that the chronicle is complete: with in-depth biographies of every individual involved, material drawn from autobiographies and police reports, interviews with survivors/law enforcement/peripheral people involved (e.g. Ariel Castro's abused ex-wife), courtroom transcripts, and recreated dialogue. No aspect of the story is left untold.
Notable problems include an excessive presentation of Castro's own explanation for his pathology (abuse as a child, porn addiction, etc.), too much peripheral material (e.g. Castro's persecution of his ex-wife's new boyfriend), and a scientific, almost disinterested approach from author John Glatt. It reads very much like a decent (if unremarkable) TV documentary. There are other books (and even YouTube docudramas) that do a similar job if you look.

The book is essentially a fairly dry fact-based presentation of a horrifying crime.

Another disappointing feature of this audiobook is the narration. Shaun Grindell gives a below-average reading. I didn't find the British accent distracting (as other reviewers have commented). In fact, I thought his reading voice was clear and professional.. but could see how some might complain. I further appreciated his reticence to "perform" - Grindell doesn't try accents or impersonations. What I did find distracting was the plodding rate of reading (I had to speed playback to 1.25X to get a palatable pace) and an overall disinterested tone.

In all, this production rates 6.5 stars out of 10. If you're looking for a clinical evaluation of the crime, this book is excellent. I was looking for more of a narrative and was a little disappointed - but the topic is so gripping..  'The Lost Girls' is worth hearing - I got the book before it entered the 'Plus' catalog, but I don’t regret spending the Credit.

Mesmerizing Story. Average Presentation.

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