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I came across this in the library and as soon as I took a look at the blurb on the back I was interested. I guess that's the psychologist in me, but the basing of this story of a phenomenon, the... more

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    Advantages Advantages Interesting theme and style, vivid and descriptive, emotive

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    I came across this in the library and as soon as I took a look at the blurb on the back I was interested. I guess that's the psychologist in me, but the basing of this story of a phenomenon, the bystander effect, sounded like an interesting concept, even though I wasn't entirely sure what to expect from the style of writing as I'd never heard of the author before. It turns out that this is a little hidden gem that was well worth reading. Acts Of Violence was conceived from an event in 1960s New York, where a woman, Kitty Genovese, was raped and murdered. Although many people saw the incident ... more

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Title Acts of Violence
Author Ryan David Jahn
All Authors Ryan David Jahn
Publisher Macmillan New Writing
ISBN 0230743595

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