Thomm Quackenbush's Reviews > How to Solve True Crime: Occam's Razor and the Limitations of Simplicity in Investigations
How to Solve True Crime: Occam's Razor and the Limitations of Simplicity in Investigations
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I received a free copy from Netgalley.
This is one of the least enjoyable books in the genre I have read. It is like a combination of poorly translated Wikipedia articles and ChatGPT. More than once, Kaur writes, "The dictionary defines..." She restates things she just wrote in almost the same words. She often uses a word that doesn't quite fit, as though she used a synonym to avoid plagiarism on a freshman comp paper. She mixes metaphors to a criminal degree. She never goes beyond the surface of anything and lacks the voice to show interest in or compassion for the victims.
Occam's razor would not be kind in figuring out how this book was written. Save yourself the time and skip this one.
This is one of the least enjoyable books in the genre I have read. It is like a combination of poorly translated Wikipedia articles and ChatGPT. More than once, Kaur writes, "The dictionary defines..." She restates things she just wrote in almost the same words. She often uses a word that doesn't quite fit, as though she used a synonym to avoid plagiarism on a freshman comp paper. She mixes metaphors to a criminal degree. She never goes beyond the surface of anything and lacks the voice to show interest in or compassion for the victims.
Occam's razor would not be kind in figuring out how this book was written. Save yourself the time and skip this one.
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"I have a sneaking suspicion this was written by someone not well-versed in English collaborating with an AI."
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