The Diary of a Rapist
Title | The Diary of a Rapist PDF eBook |
Author | Evan Connell |
Publisher | Catapult |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2016-05-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1619028492 |
This unnerving work is a contemplation of the middle–class existence in a changing world, narrated by an unstable man held hostage by his deteriorating mental state. The story begins with the unhappy marriage of junior clerk Earl Summerfield to the much older Bianca. Feeling victimized by his cold wife and mocking superiors at work, Earl decides to keep a diary, a chronicle of his apparently crumbling marital relations, the paranoia and abuses he is seemingly forced to tolerate at work, and the world around him going to pieces in 1960's San Francisco. What he sees, what he says, what he wants to say – everything swarms his head and consciousness, inciting and fueling fantasies of love, ambition, and avenging the violent crimes with which he was become obsessed. His angry and unstable mind alternates between feelings of apprehension and disgust, and exploring his own violent, sexual fantasies, and Earl takes action first by breaking into other peoples' houses and then fixating on various women, before settling with utmost and troubling certainty on the local beauty queen, Mara St. John's.
The Diary of a Rapist
Title | The Diary of a Rapist PDF eBook |
Author | Evan S. Connell |
Publisher | |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780865473089 |
Journal of a civil servant, married to a woman who has rejected him, telling of his life of fantasy and petty violence.
Diary of a Predator
Title | Diary of a Predator PDF eBook |
Author | Amy Herdy |
Publisher | Amy Herdy |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2011-10 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0983180229 |
This groundbreaking tour de force presents the gripping, true account of one of America's most notorious serial rapists and the tough female journalist assigned to cover his case. Following an exhaustive manhunt and his capture in 2005, Brent Brents sent letters and his journal to Denver Post reporter Amy Herdy-with the condition that she alone tell his story. Here, then, in his raw and uncensored words, Brents reveals shocking details about his childhood abuse and the monstrous acts he later committed. Going way beyond just the facts, he gives us an unprecedented look inside the twisted mind of a sociopath. At the same time, Amy has a personal story to tell. Rocked to the core by Brents' disturbing case, she sets out to understand this ruthless criminal only to be confronted with her own troubled past. Ultimately, she must make a choice that will change her life forever.
The Diary of a Rapist
Title | The Diary of a Rapist PDF eBook |
Author | Evan S. Connell (Jr.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | Beauty contestants |
ISBN |
It Happened to Nancy
Title | It Happened to Nancy PDF eBook |
Author | Beatrice Sparks |
Publisher | Zondervan |
Pages | 310 |
Release | 2010-06-22 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 006201272X |
The editor of the classic GO ASK ALICE has compiled the poignant journals of a 14-year-old date-rape victim who contracted AIDS and died.
A Woman in Berlin
Title | A Woman in Berlin PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 2005-08-04 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780805075403 |
With shocking and vivid detail, the journal of a woman living through the Russian occupation of Berlin in 1945 tells of the shameful indignities to which women in a conquered city are always subject and describes the common experience of millions.
South of Forgiveness
Title | South of Forgiveness PDF eBook |
Author | Elva Thordis |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2017-05-09 |
Genre | True Crime |
ISBN | 1510730028 |
One ordinary spring morning in Reykjavik, Iceland, Thordis Elva kisses her son and partner goodbye before boarding a plane to do a remarkable thing: fly seven thousand miles to South Africa to confront the man who raped her when she was just sixteen. Meanwhile, in Sydney, Australia, Tom Stranger nervously embarks on an equally life-changing journey to meet Thordis, wondering whether he is worthy of this milestone. After exchanging hundreds of searingly honest emails over eight years, Thordis and Tom decided it was time to speak face to face. Coming from opposite sides of the globe, they meet in the middle, in Cape Town, South Africa, a country that is no stranger to violence and the healing power of forgiveness. South of Forgiveness is an unprecedented collaboration between a survivor and a perpetrator, each equally committed to exploring the darkest moment of their lives. It is a true story about being bent but not broken, facing fear with courage, and finding hope even in the most wounded of places. Personable, accessible, and compelling, South of Forgiveness is an intense and refreshing look at a gendered violence, rape culture, personal responsibility, and the effect that patriarchal cultures have on both men and women.