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The Shoemaker: The Anatomy of a Psychotic (Hardcover)

~ Flora Rheta Schreiber (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)


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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 1st Edition. edition (June 1983)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0671226525
  • ISBN-13: 978-0671226527
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #783,399 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Spine Chilling!, November 13, 1998
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This review is from: The Shoemaker (Signet) (Paperback)
I also read this book years ago in my early teens. As an adult, this book has left a large impression on my mind. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in psychology or serial killers.
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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars In the mind of a killer, November 9, 1998
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THE SHOEMAKER is a rarity amongst books that deal with killers, in that it's not tabloidish or sensational. Additionally, Flora Schreiber does what no genre book has done, truly get behind the mind of her subject. The psychotic killer, Joe Kallinger, is the subject that Schreiber (who penned SYBIL..that many know of from the Sissy Spacek movie) so thoroughly and convincingly covers. At points you feel as if you're reading an autobiography; so in depth this book is. The portrayals of Kallinger's "visions," his lapses into the surreal and unreal, are so vivid, so real, that the reader themselves will feel as if they were in a trance or on a mind-altering narcotic. While Schreiber certainly feels for her subject, she doesn't lose sight of the fact that this man, despite his mental shortcoming that were bred from an odd childhood, did take the lives of others, including that of his own seed. Tough to find, you can't go wrong with seeking it out.
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars NEEDS TO BE REPRINTED FOR NEW AUDIENCE, August 27, 2002
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I, too, read this book long ago - in my early 20's - and have never been able to forget it. Unfortunately i judge other books weak in comparison. I still wonder if this guy is locked up, and what happened to his poor kid? He is now an adult - and a good cause for worry. It should be deemed a classic in this genre, and kept on the shelves.
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5.0 out of 5 stars ONE OF THE BEST!
This is a true crime story that sticks with you after it is read. My kind of book! The author really gets into the mind of this killer and it's very interesting, but scarey... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars More Than Just Cobbled Together
In THE SHOEMAKER, author Flora Rheta Schreiber has created a fascinating study of a true madman. Joseph Kallinger was adopted at a young age by a rigid German-American couple who... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Crazy Crazy Read
I am now 28, and I read this book when I was about 8 years old. Yes I said 8. The reason is because my aunt had left lots of books at my home, and I as a child read every single... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best true crime books.
The Shoemaker : The Anatomy of a Psychotic
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Published 22 months ago by David Nolte

3.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointed
I was really looking forward to reading this book.
I thought it was just ok, but the author repeats herself so much and you get the feeling that she feels sorry for this... Read more
Published on November 3, 2007 by Kristal Baker

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as Sybil!
Flora Rheta Schreiber does write an excellent book about a man, Joseph Kallinger Sr., whose psychosis began in childhood. Read more
Published on June 28, 2007 by Sylviastel

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome true story
I also read this book about 20 years ago, whenI had time to read. I couldn't put it down. It was amazing in how the author was able to get inside the killers mind. Read more
Published on January 26, 2007 by Kimberely M. Balo

4.0 out of 5 stars psychotic or personality disordered?
I work in the mental health field and have just read this book. I was hoping that by the end of it I would be convinced that Joseph was either suffering from a psychosis or from a... Read more
Published on March 27, 2005 by Louise Reeve

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible. Simply horrible.
I know Maria Fasching's sister, and knowing that someone is making money off her loss is sickening. This man should have been castrated and sent to prison, not to a mental care... Read more
Published on January 17, 2005 by William Klar

5.0 out of 5 stars The anatomy of a psychotic good review to read
This book I think is awesome just because i know my mother lived next to this man and i was eager to see what it was like great book
Published on April 10, 2002 by Tim Ubele

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