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Ann Rule writes the story of Pat Taylor and how her story unfolds from a woman who is admired to a sociopath who killed those who were in her path. The story reads more like a series of articles.
"Everything She Ever Wanted" by Ann Rule is the true story of Patricia Vann Radcliffe Taylor Allanson, a Georgia woman who envisioned herself as a modern day Scarlett O'Hara and systematically tore anyone and everyone down who stood in her way of that fantasy. Ms. Rule does an excellent job of researching Pat's childhood as a spoiled and selfish little girl who was coddled constantly by her family, who aged to become a spoiled and self-centered adult who never really truly grew up. Reading about...
This, along with Small Sacrifices is one of my favorite Ann Rule books. This "southern Belle" goes to great lengths to get whatever she wants, whenver she wants and from whomever she wants, using her feminine wiles and manipulation and once again this woman seems absolutely larger than life. This and Small Sacrifices are the Ann Rule books that I recommend to anyone and every one who might be interested. You won't believe the shit this lady pulls!! She gets caught at first, while proclaiming her...
May 2021 update: This book still ticks me off. It seems like Pat Taylor just got away with what she did. I am also still sad and upset that the one daughter was still pushed out of her own family and treated like a pariah for telling the police about what her mother and sister have been up to. I did find one update online though about Pat Taylor. In February 2008, Patricia Taylor Allanson, age 70, was arrested and charged with doctor shopping for thousands of pain pills over the past year. It is...
Ann Rule picks cases to write about that one will not soon forget. "Everything She Ever Wanted" is no exception as it tells the true story of a murderous and selfish narcissistic woman, who has a plan to destroy her husband, her in-laws, and basically anyone who gets in her way to fulfilling her life and owning a plantation (debt free of course).She's not an outright killer that is spotted - she's a sneaky one who frames her husband and goes to jail for murders he did not commit, tries to get hi...
Another engaging true crime book by Ann Rule. There is so much information over a long period of time I can't imagine trying to organize it into a cohesive story. Overall, she does a great job of this, just one part where I wondered why she went back in time after the major event. I felt like this information should have been first but if I had to guess, she thought putting the murders first would capture and hold attention better. This book shows how a person with mental issues can go too far--...
If this wasn't Ann Rule, I'd honestly question if this was, in fact, fiction. It still hasn't hit home the amount of chaos, catastrophes, and carnage this lady left behind when she didn't get what she wanted. And then for her own parents and even 2 of her kids to be completely fine with it. Murders, fires, theft, divorces, bankruptcies, prison sentences. And STILL she got what she wanted by barely serving any time for her atrocious actions. I wanted to jump into the pages of this book and choke
The ugly truth about what motivates some people to kill is always shocking. What's worse is when, knowing this, other family members side with the killer. Spoiled rotten by her family, Patricia Vann Radcliffe Taylor Allinson, a Georgia beauty whose goal in life was to emulate Scarlett O'Hara, led a life of deadly horror. Fed by her family's constant devotion from early childhood through middle age, Pat, who could do nothing wrong by her family's standards. A narcissistic personality, without a s...
Over- simplified. Too many unanswered questions.
First real page turner I've read in a long time. I had difficulty putting it down. Rule writes in her usual compelling way but the subject matter in this absolutely takes the cake, the ice cream, your jewelry, and your estate.
This book stays with you. I couldn't quit thinking about it after I was finished. I was left wanting to know what happened to the familyafter the book ends. I found a little info, but not enough. I want to know the oldest daughter, Susan, was able to be happy far away fromher mother. Did the granddaughter, Ashlynne, turn out OK after being tormented by Pat and raised in such a dysfunctional household? Whatabout Susan's son, Sean. Did he ever realize the truth? I think Tom had to tell himself he
For fans of true-crime you can't beat Ann Rule. An earlier novel this is one of her best. Story of Pat Taylor, a female sociopath with major entitlement issues, she believes she deserves everything & ends up destroying the lives of everyone that loves her. A true-crime story written so well it reads like fiction; if this is your genre you'll love it.
DNF--This has nothing to do with Ann Rule's writing (I'm most likely picking another of her books during this month) but I just can't read 500 pages about such unpleasant people. I have over 400 books to read, I don't want to keep wasting my time with these people (although I'm still googling the case just to know what happened in the end)
