The Coed Call Girl Murder

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Summary: A Review by an Old Friend
Review: I was a friend of Tina Biggar. I was shopping one day, after her murder, when I was shocked to see this book covering the checkout shelves. I decided to read it to see what they had to say about the generous, intelligent, sweet girl that I had known. Well, sad to say, I was disappointed. Mrs. Weinstein, and Mrs. Wilson advertise themselves as being truthful, but I was horrified by some of the things that they had to say about Tina. Tina was a good girl that made a terrible mistake, and I understand that. Unfortunatly, Mrs. Weinstein and Mrs. Wilson never knew Tina, and instead of writing the truth, they took what they knew and twisted it into a book that would sell. I think they forget that there are people out there that knew Tina, and loved her. They failed to ask us about what she was like.

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Summary: Marbles on Call Girl Murder
Review: The Coed Call Girl Murder, written by Fannie Weinstein and Melinda Wilson, is your basic murder story involving 23 year old Tina Biggar and her double life as a prositute. Both Weinstein and Wilson equally contribute theit talents to create a well told story. They use excellent descriptive detail in specific parts such as when police break into Ken Tranchida's appartment and find him "bleeding like a stuck pig" (239). Another example is when Mr. Tranchida states that he wanted to be a general, Weinstein and Wilson describe this as, "...he said with a shy smile, sounding like an eight-year old boy daydreaming about his toy soldiers" (282). Despite this wonderful characteristic of the authors' writing style, Weinstein and Wilson have a habit of changing point of views, alternating from third person limited and third person omniscient. Also, Weinstein and Wilson seemed to draw out their version of the story, causing it to be monotonous and dull. At the same time, Weinstein and Wilson do keep readers attention by adding their opinion of the situations to give the novel that extra umph. This novel would seemingly be enjoyable for mature teenagers and adult readers who are interested in true crime and are entralled with man's inhumanity to another of one's kind.

Rating:
Summary: Marbles on Call Girl Murder
Review: The Coed Call Girl Murder, written by Fannie Weinstein and Melinda Wilson, is your basic murder story involving 23 year old Tina Biggar and her double life as a prositute. Both Weinstein and Wilson equally contribute theit talents to create a well told story. They use excellent descriptive detail in specific parts such as when police break into Ken Tranchida's appartment and find him "bleeding like a stuck pig" (239). Another example is when Mr. Tranchida states that he wanted to be a general, Weinstein and Wilson describe this as, "...he said with a shy smile, sounding like an eight-year old boy daydreaming about his toy soldiers" (282). Despite this wonderful characteristic of the authors' writing style, Weinstein and Wilson have a habit of changing point of views, alternating from third person limited and third person omniscient. Also, Weinstein and Wilson seemed to draw out their version of the story, causing it to be monotonous and dull. At the same time, Weinstein and Wilson do keep readers attention by adding their opinion of the situations to give the novel that extra umph. This novel would seemingly be enjoyable for mature teenagers and adult readers who are interested in true crime and are entralled with man's inhumanity to another of one's kind.

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Summary: Well written and easy to follow, an enjoyable read
Review: This book was written with an easy to follow timeline. The characters come to life and seem real; the reader can feel sympathy for each of them, even those one doesn't expect to. Little is said about the actual murder itself because, of the only two people that were there, the victim is dead and the killer keeps changing his story. So the reader is left not knowing how Tina really died, but it doesn't seem so important by the end of the book. What matters is that she is gone from this world; I feel it would've taken away from the story to sensationalize on the gory aspects. All in all, this book is definitely worth reading.

Rating:
Summary: Well written and easy to follow, an enjoyable read
Review: This book was written with an easy to follow timeline. The characters come to life and seem real; the reader can feel sympathy for each of them, even those one doesn't expect to. Little is said about the actual murder itself because, of the only two people that were there, the victim is dead and the killer keeps changing his story. So the reader is left not knowing how Tina really died, but it doesn't seem so important by the end of the book. What matters is that she is gone from this world; I feel it would've taken away from the story to sensationalize on the gory aspects. All in all, this book is definitely worth reading.