A review by mwgerard
Whack Job: A History of Axe Murder by Rachel McCarthy James

Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.

In all honesty, I did not finish this book. I enjoy histories that focus on a single item or concert and look at its evolution across time. But too late I realized that this was written by the co-author of The Man From the Train, a poorly-constructed narrative filled with weak or nonexistent suppositions. Sadly, what I read was haphazard and I put it aside when I realized why.

Although I appreciate the concept, I read her earlier book (The Man on the Train) and found its theories poorly researched and flimsy. In some cases, she contradicted herself paragraphs later. I tried to give her another chance with this book, but I couldn't deal with her presentations style and arrogance.