A review by sophiesometimesreads
A Light in the Dark: Surviving More than Ted Bundy by Kathy Kleiner Rubin, Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi

dark inspiring reflective medium-paced
Note: I don't rate memoirs.

This was an interesting look into Kathy Kleiner Rubin's life and the multiple times she evaded death, most prominently her survival of the Ted Bundy Chi Omega attack. I was interested in reading this after reading a fictionalised version of this in Bright Young Women and feeling a bit off about the ethics of that book, and this provided further insight into the victims, primarily Rubin. I liked her focus on victims and bringing victims to the forefront, though maybe she did focus on what was done to a couple of the Chi Omega victims a bit too much and it counteracted this point a little. 

I also think, after expressing how we should have empathy and acknowledgement for the victims of serial killers, she could've written the part about Hurricane Katrina with a bit more nuance and empathy for the victims involved, particularly given that they had evacuated and their house wasn't flooded. I also don't know if the term "refugee" was the best use here, though I'm unsure what the colloquial term used for those who were displaced by the hurricane was in the US at the time. 

Overall, an important and interesting insight into her time as a living victim of a serial killer and how they serial killer hype warps, twists and often times forgets the stories of these victims.

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