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From Publishers Weekly
Amanda Knox, an American college student who was charged with the brutal murder of her roommate while studying in Italy, recounts her four years of imprisonment and the dizzying series of legal roadblocks to her eventual release in 2011. As the narrator of this audio edition, Knox sounds authentic, sincere, and vulnerable. In early portions of the narrative related to the crime scene and arrest, her emotions are muted, conveying the same deer-in-the-headlights reaction for which she was skewered in media coverage at the time. Yet, while recounting her experiences in prison after being convicted, when she grasped the gravity of the situation, Knox conveys her sense of desperation during a process in which the cards seemed hopelessly stacked against her. Her conversations with a sympathetic prison chaplain and with her deeply loyal family and close friends are especially moving. In her recitation of legal details, Knox falls into occasional lapses in pronunciation, but given the weight of the personal aspects of her performance, these flaws prove minor and don't detract from the listening experience. A Harper hardcover. (Apr.)
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From Booklist
Much has already been written about Amanda Knox: sensational international tabloid stories dubbing her “Foxy Knoxy”; numerous books examining the trial wherein Knox stood accused of murdering Meredith Kercher, her English roommate, while she was studying abroad in Perugia, Italy; a sympathetic tell-all written by her ex-boyfriend, another among the accused; and even a Lifetime movie. But amid the clamoring din, Knox pieced together her defense, not only against the murder accusation and 2009 conviction but also her condemnation in the court of public opinion. Drawing from journals, letters, court testimony, and other written records, Knox recounts how the trip abroad she thought would help her grow up became a kind of nightmare coming-of-age in which she was violently stripped of her naiveté and forced to confront her misplaced trust in Perugian officials. She also addresses actions she regrets, including the false accusation she leveled against her former boss. In clear, concise language, Knox offers the definitive story of her trial thus far. However, the saga continues. As of March 2013, her 2011 acquittal had been overturned by Italy’s highest criminal court. Required reading for those who can’t get enough of this headline-grabbing saga. --Courtney Jones
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- Hardcover: 480 pages
- Publisher: Harper; 1st edition (April 30, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0062217208
- ISBN-13: 978-0062217202
- Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.5 inches
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Amanda Knox's memoirs of her time in Italy are simply written and an important read for anyone interested in the case. From tv interviews shown recently and other evidence given throughout the trial, anyone can see that Amanda is an unusually positive person. Her perspective on what happened, both during and after, is quite different from the average person's - ESPECIALLY the average European person's. After reading this clearly written, chronologically organized book, I have a better idea why she became such a controversial piece of the Meredith Kercher murder puzzle.
People are debating both sides of this case like fools, pretending that every "fact" they read online, either in some poorly written article or some ridiculous online forum, is the key to solving the murder case. The most comprehensive list of evidence against Amanda's innocence is made almost entirely of weird suspicions (why did she call her mother at 4 am Seattle time? well, because she was scared. I did the same thing in college when I came home to find my door open. I called my dad, then the police.) or questionable physical evidence gathered by a team of largely discredited professionals. None of it adds up perfectly for either side.
Amanda's book reads almost like a direct response to all these nutty allegations, however, many of her answers seem pretty lame at first. Did she do a cartwheel? No, she did the splits to prove how flexible she was to an officer. Did she go lingerie shopping with her boyfriend in between questioning? No, just bought a pair of clean undies - red with a cartoon cow... Her answers often make the reader ask, is anyone really this na?ve and silly? I can tell you: YES.
I studied abroad in Europe for a year two years prior to Amanda's effort to do so.
The Amanda Knox/Meredith Kercher case seemed to be made for the tabloids. It had it all. Casual sex. Rampant lies. Satanic worship. A corrupt prosecution. A murdered innocent. An American with the face of an angel and the soul of the devil. But as is the case with most tabloid headlines, very little of that was actually true.
Before I read this book all I knew about Amanda Knox came from sensationalized headlines, sometimes from respected publications. It was hard to tell the difference between what was real and what was gruesome entertainment. If you went by what the media would have us believe, you'd think Amanda Knox was a cold-hearted sociopath who happily bathed in a literal bloodbath and did gymnastics in the moments after her roommate's death.
Not so.
This book sheds the truth on what happened in the hours, days, months, and years after poor Ms. Kercher was killed. Amanda is not afraid to share all the heartbreaking details; indeed. she appears eager to share her side of the story. And what a story it is. Amanda's tale is both heartbreaking and chilling, especially when she reveals how a corrupt Italian prosecutor, obsessed with the idea of satanic cults and sex games gone wrong, sought to imprison her for a crime she did not commit. We learn how this prosecutor (Giuliano Mignini) was already facing his own trial for misconduct and never should have been assigned to her case to begin with. We learn how the Italian prison officials told her that she had AIDS. This was a lie, maliciously told so officials could obtain a list of her sexual partners. What a cruel and traumatizing thing to do to a student who was barely more than a child!
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