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Waiting To Be Heard - Amanda Knox 3/5 stars
Books like these are expected to change the way people see you, and offer some sort of insight into who you are as a person. If you're Amanda Knox, odds are you're still going to hate you simply because she was the most hated woman in Italy, and who knows, maybe she still is. When you're paid 4 million bucks to write a book it better be good, or at the least try and convince people you're not a sadistic, heartless bitch. Amanda's book does that. It shows that she isn't just a pretty face for a penchant for casual sex, or a burning hate in her heart for Meredith Kirchner. Amanda spent four years of her life in an Italian prison for a crime she didn't commit, and the police were convinced that she and her boyfriend did it. Even when the facts failed to add up, or even point to Amanda and her boyfriend. If you hate Amanda, you will probably still hate her, but hey, at least we tried to get you to like her.
So, this is Amanda's story, in her own words. There are some things that make no sense like the way she reported the crime, and a lot of times, we could really use some explanations. Is it just her ignorance at play, or is there something else going on? The fact is, the book presents a fair argument in regards to her innocence, but I would have liked to have learned more about her friendship with Meredith. The odd part here is that it's merely glossed over, and there's not enough here to show just how close these two were. Amanda was on trial for killing this woman, and there's not a whole lot here about her. We get front row seats with her interrogators, and her fear, and shock over being wrongly accused. The bulk of the book is in fact her mistreatment by the police. What she endured was shocking and sad, and there are numerous reasons for this. Even the press, and tabloids were convinced that she was guilty even though there was nothing to place her, or Rafael at the crime scene.
Waiting To Be Heard is a convincing novel that shows that Amanda is innocent, and the Italian police were on a witch hunt to prosecute her because of their own personal agenda. She goes into great detail to show how her actions were misconstrued in the media, and to show that deep down, she's just a victim like Meredith with the exception that Amanda's still alive. It's an interesting read that tries hard to set the record straight. She's a decent writer, but like all books like this they lack a little something. Amanda's story isn't terrible, and does what it sets out to do, but it's up to the reader to figure out of it's the truth. Of course, even then, there are books out there that swear Amanda is guilty, but who knows. Maybe she is, and maybe those people are full of shit.
Books like these are expected to change the way people see you, and offer some sort of insight into who you are as a person. If you're Amanda Knox, odds are you're still going to hate you simply because she was the most hated woman in Italy, and who knows, maybe she still is. When you're paid 4 million bucks to write a book it better be good, or at the least try and convince people you're not a sadistic, heartless bitch. Amanda's book does that. It shows that she isn't just a pretty face for a penchant for casual sex, or a burning hate in her heart for Meredith Kirchner. Amanda spent four years of her life in an Italian prison for a crime she didn't commit, and the police were convinced that she and her boyfriend did it. Even when the facts failed to add up, or even point to Amanda and her boyfriend. If you hate Amanda, you will probably still hate her, but hey, at least we tried to get you to like her.
So, this is Amanda's story, in her own words. There are some things that make no sense like the way she reported the crime, and a lot of times, we could really use some explanations. Is it just her ignorance at play, or is there something else going on? The fact is, the book presents a fair argument in regards to her innocence, but I would have liked to have learned more about her friendship with Meredith. The odd part here is that it's merely glossed over, and there's not enough here to show just how close these two were. Amanda was on trial for killing this woman, and there's not a whole lot here about her. We get front row seats with her interrogators, and her fear, and shock over being wrongly accused. The bulk of the book is in fact her mistreatment by the police. What she endured was shocking and sad, and there are numerous reasons for this. Even the press, and tabloids were convinced that she was guilty even though there was nothing to place her, or Rafael at the crime scene.
Waiting To Be Heard is a convincing novel that shows that Amanda is innocent, and the Italian police were on a witch hunt to prosecute her because of their own personal agenda. She goes into great detail to show how her actions were misconstrued in the media, and to show that deep down, she's just a victim like Meredith with the exception that Amanda's still alive. It's an interesting read that tries hard to set the record straight. She's a decent writer, but like all books like this they lack a little something. Amanda's story isn't terrible, and does what it sets out to do, but it's up to the reader to figure out of it's the truth. Of course, even then, there are books out there that swear Amanda is guilty, but who knows. Maybe she is, and maybe those people are full of shit.
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