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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
It's not bad, if you're looking for a societal review...,
By IGotBlue (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Karla's Web (Hardcover)
I didn't find this book as...well, useful...as the three more detailed works on Paul and Karla, although it was far more useful than 'Paul's Case'. This was actually the first of the works released, but didn't come to the attention of many until well after the three true-crime books were well-read by the public.Davey takes a different look at this case, examining the societal reactions rather than the case history. For the most part, he is using the Mahaffey-French cases to discuss the sociological impact that major events have on society as a whole. A great deal of the book discusses the Canadian publication ban on information pertinent to the trial, and there is even sections devoted to an Internet newsgroup, alt.fan.karla-homolka. I enjoyed this book from a sociological point of view, but don't recommend it to people who are into the true-crime genre. If you're lucky enough to get your hands on a copy of it, the most interesting thing by far is the frequent black-outs found within the text.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Karla's Free! Now What!,
This review is from: Karla's Web (Hardcover)
As an American, I can say that I never heard about the Homolka-Bernard case until about 2000 reading one of the books. I picked this book up at a sale hoping to shed some light. Sadly, it doesn't since the author is a literature professor in Canada. I think he tries but fails to really explain the cases of Leslie Mahaffrey and Kristen French, two young Canadian girls, who were savagely tortured, raped, and murdered by Karla Homolka and her husband, Paul Bernard. In fact, the comparison between the Simpon murders is slim since it was done quickly. Leslie and Kristen were treated savagely by Paul and Karla, a deadly duo who looked more like Ken and Barbie as they were nicknamed. How could beautiful people be so ugly and evil? The author never divulges the information that Karla offered her sister's virginity as a Christmas present to Paul before their marriage. How they videotaped the girls being tortured? How Karla excepted, tolerated, and even supported her husband's extra-curricular activity as the Scarborough Rapist in Canada. Sadly, the author doesn't point out this information. I knew more before I read this book. Although the author does shed a societal light on the effects of their horrendous crimes. I believe the fascination with Karla is that she is a beautiful woman. Why would she succumb to such evil behavior? She was a willing participant with Paul. They were like soulmates from hell. Even the devil could not have dreamed up the horrors that Paul and Karla inflicted on three girls and possibly others. Now, Karla is a free woman after only serving 12 year prison sentence. She is the most hated woman in Canada because of the past. I understand the author did not write this book as a true crime book but as a view regarding everything from Canadian-American relations, the press which can be equally disastrous in determining court cases. I have to say that when Court TV televised the Simpson trial from gavel to gavel coverage. They did it without interruption and without editing. Now Court TV butchers the coverage of trial cases in favor of the prosecution. In the Homolka-Bernard case, there is no question that Karla was a willing and active participant in the murders. After her sister's death from Paul and Karla's rape of her as she laid unconscious, Karla pretended and acted as her sister, Tammy Lynn, wearing her clothes and as if nothing ever happened. Leslie's murder was like their wedding present. As her body was being recovered, the couple were having a fairy tale wedding and reception. Kristen's disappearance and murder was equally horrifying as well. There are blacked out lines in the book and I don't know why that information had to be blacked out maybe because the case was still pending. If you compare cases like the Simpson versus Bernard-Homolka, you would take the Simpson case with at least that the murders were quick. There was no motive but sinister and evil from Karla and Paul's lack of soul and conscience.
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