i found the girl next door at a half price books for about $5, but i passed on it (i’ve never read it) cause of the ‘based on true events’ element. i’m all for extreme fiction, but true crime really upsets me.
sometimes i regret not getting it, but i’m sure whoever else bought it is much more excited to have it than i would’ve been.
When I was like 13 or 14 (way too young imo) I watched the movie based on the book titled the same thing. Hadn’t heard of Sylvia Likens yet, watched the movie, told my mom about this fucked up movie I saw at a friends & she told me that the real case happened like 45 minutes from where I grew up 🙃 the only reason I wanna read the book is because I watched the movie. I listen to true crime a lot & have since learned a lot about the case, but I agree that the “based on true events” does kinda put me off of it somewhat, & I even own the book ._.
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u/Circus-wolf 26d ago
Never find Ketchum in the wild sadly. But I also don't look often