The Dead Girl

by Melanie Thernstrom

Book Overview

Melanie Thernstrom's senior thesis was entitled Mistakes of Metaphor, an account of the mysterious disappearance and murder of her best friend, Bibi Lee. That thesis, reworked as The Dead Girl, was... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671663321
• ISBN13: 9780671663322
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Length: 430 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Absolutely phenomally moving and heart wrenching. The most moving book I have ever read!

This book is unlike anything I have ever read. It offers a true journey into the mind and soul of a surviving victim. It's an agonizing journey at times but the grace and beauty of the author's writing marks a stark contrast to the events she is often describing. Not a book for people who want the sensationalistic "movie of the week" in book form. This instead is an amazing elegy to a senselessly murdered friend. If you allow it into your mind it will force you to think not just of crime and murder but of life and death and the very nature of existence. The author bears her soul sharing her innermost thoughts and feelings and her beautiful honest and unpretentious expression of them is a wonderful gift to the reader This book totally transcends the genre of "true crime". I have read close to 1000 books about crime, some great, some not very good but I think this may be the best book of them all. Absolutely incredible!

The impact of death on a young best friend

I am reading this book for the third time -- something I do rarely. Be not deceived, this book does not belong housed with the True Crime genre. It is not about murder and the hunt for a killer although that appears to be the foundation of the story. It is written by a literary writer and not a sensationalist journalist. It is about the impact such a crime has on the lives of those who loved the victim, in this case, the best friend of the victim, through her perceptions and emotions. The book may be more fully appreciated by those who, in their late teens and early twenties, have lost significant relationships through death and by those who study the impact of such trauma.

The Dead Girl

The Dead Girl is a deep and compelling book! Melanie Thernstrom is a poet! Write on!

Great First book, this lady can really write

Melanie Thernstrom has written a very informative and well thought out book about the loss of a friend. Melanie; BiBi is in a better place now, I know. Don't beat yourself up over her death, or your own life. You have a great talent, hope you continue to use it. Have more faith in yourself;I do.