Not one of Rule's best books

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	• Bitter Harvest Ann Rule Pocket, 1999 - 496 pages average customer review:based on 173 reviews view larger image
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Rule missed the truth

Ann Rule missed the facts on this one. Mike and Debbie are well known to me for many years. Though Debbie has severe psychiatric problems, Mike was not brilliant nor attractive. He was very smart, but incredibly immature. He was never a ladies man. Debbie showed obvious signs of mental instability years before she had children, but it was overlooked by the medical establishment. ( ala Dr. Michael Swango) Mike and Debbie were codependent. Mike has always been a jerk. Debbie is sick. How sad, but don't make Mike look like a victim. Why the heck did he leave his kids with Debbie when she was deteriorating in front of him? He is to blame in this tragedy, too.

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Not one of Rule's best books

The story truly was gripping, as was the careful description of the forensic evidence at the scene of the fatal fire. However, unlike Rule's STRANGER BESIDE ME and SMALL SACRIFICES, there's never a feeling of real comprehension or understanding of this woman's psyche. I came away from the book feeling overwhelmed by the tragedy, but not any closer to understanding it.

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Great Potential, But...

While this book had great potential, I think, when compared toother true crime thrillers, it fell far short of the mark. Rule spends far too much time with little details and fails to give us the nuts and bolts of what makes a true crime thriller really interesting--the personality behind the criminal. Rule lacks both the hypnotically lyrical prose of And The Sea Will Tell and the me smerizing look at the man (Jeffrey MacDonald) behind the mask in Fatal Vision. This book is ultimately sad, as all true crime thrillers are, but it is really not worth the time and effort. I feel terribly sorry for the children involved, who were the true victims. The husband will have to live with the consequences and accept his share of the blame. Bitter Harvest is definitely not Rule's best effort. Look elsewhere this time.

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Not one of Rule's best books

The story truly was gripping, as was the careful description ofthe forensic evidence at the scene of the fatal fire. However, unlike Rule's STRANGER BESIDE ME and SMALL SACRIFICES, there's never a feeling of real comprehension or understanding of this woman's psyche. I came away from the book feeling overwhelmed by the tragedy, but not any closer to understanding it.

Rule missed the truth

Ann Rule missed the facts on this one. Mike and Debbie are wellknown to me for many years. Though Debbie has severe psychiatric problems, Mike was not brilliant nor attractive. He was very smart, but incredibly immature. He was never a ladies man. Debbie showed obvious signs of mental instability years before she had children, but it was overlooked by the medical establishment. ( ala Dr. Michael Swango) Mike and Debbie were codependent. Mike has always been a jerk. Debbie is sick. How sad, but don't make Mike look like a victim. Why the heck did he leave his kids with Debbie when she was deteriorating in front of him? He is to blame in this tragedy, too.

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