Victim, the Other Side of Murder

I finally have the hardback book i have been looking for over the past 20 years.

I remember reading this book many, many years ago and thought I might give it another go. I remember being incredibly moved by the story, which actually is told by the people who were impacted by an atrocious, senseless act of brutality. Instead of just telling you about what happened, it follows the people who lived for years, detailing all the trials and tribulations that had to deal with because some people decided they weren't worth the trouble. This book will move you, but it will also disturb you. Be warned.

I can bet Victim is the best book I've ever read! Once I started it I couldn't put it down; really very compelling. What a fantastic piece of work Gary Kinder has done!! It's simply so unforgettable; I wasn't able to stop thinking about it after I finished it. It's worth readin; MUST read!

"Victim" is a masterpiece of the true crime genre, for it was the first book to ever describe in painstaking and intimate detail the enormous physical, psychological, and financial traumas that are enforced upon the survivors of violent crime, and it exposed, also for the first time, how these survivors are often victimised again by an uncaring justice system where the rights of the accused always seem to come before the rights of the victimised.

I read this book when it first came out, in the very early 1980's. I can never forget the pictures this awesome author painted in my mind. They are horrible, and without giving the book away, everysingle time I hear the words "Hi-FI," or see a pencil or a bottle of Drano, I think of this book. Ugh, giving me the chills thinking about it. By the way, I am wondering how the author liked the movie, if at all?

While a Psychology student in 1993, I was required to read this book. Not being one to enjoy reading, I was amazed. I could not put this book down. I stayed up till 4 am to finish with classes the next morning. Very well written. You really feel you know what these people experienced. No detail was left out. So many books read in Psychology classes are from the criminals point of view. This was not.

I read this book when it was first published, about 15 years ago. Not only is it well written, but it thoughtfully and compassionately presents "the other side of the story." It's a book I've replaced in my library at least twice, and I'm thrilled it's being re-released. A real page-turner.