unbelievably tragic

wow what a story!!! unimaginable for a father to do that..... heart breaks for this family 💔

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John Glatt knows how to write true crime

You always know what you will get with John Glatt - true crime with a journalist’s focus on investigative reporting and how to keep the reader interested. The Fritzl case is a shocking one and Glatt does a good job of exposing the depth of Fritzl’s depravity without being salacious or disrespectful to the victims. The information is alarming and exposes how much people chose not to see or act on throughout the decades which these crimes covered. Glatt sets the scene well and draws on another famous Austrian case as further context, highlighting the bizarre circumstances of the Fritzl victims’ experience watching television while captive. It’s such an extraordinary case and there is little information about what happened to the survivors, but I hope they all have gone on to live healthy and happy lives.

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monster

The only way to even begin to describe these crimes is horrific and inhumane. The absolute horrors and atrocities he committed, against his own child no less, defies human belief.

I have seen some criticism of this book that Glatt focuses too much on the life of the offender opposed to the victims. Personally I do like hearing about the background of the offender to see if there is something that happened that could alter them so drastically to allow them to commit these crimes.

I cannot even begin to imagine the strength and courage it took to raise the children in those conditions in the cellar. Hearing descriptions of how the children were so excited about small things like a car and trees made me cry. The things I take for granted every day was the most exciting thing in the world for these kids.

I hope the family are able to continue healing and working through their trauma together to be able to live the rest of their lives free and on their own terms

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Highly recommended

What a story!!!
Incredibly well told
Well written
Everyone should read this book
And all true!!!
They do live amongst us !!!!!
I can’t imagine living thru this nightmare

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Great listen Sad story

such a sad story of a very strong woman. would recommend listening to her story

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Definitely worth paying for the credit

Very sad story, it was well read and I would recommend it to everyone. Hard to believe there are people out there this messed up.

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Very sad but thoroughly enjoyed it.

I had heard of this story when it first broke, but l never new the details or circumstances of the horrifying event. I could not believe her courage and her strong will for her children. I would recommend to anyone.

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Horror story

Can’t believe it really happened. I’m so glad that the evil person finally got what came to him

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A Further Injustice to Elizabeth Frizl.

What disappointed you about Secrets in the Cellar?

I will try to be short and to the point. It is obviously a tragic thing what happened to Elizabeth and her children. I am interested in her story - I admire her strength, as I am sure many others do. It would have been moving and far more interesting to hear how she overcame what was clearly a living hell.

That is the story I wish this book told.

I don't believe this book did Elizabeth Fritzl justice. The story focused on Josef Fritzl. His childhood, his mind, blah blah blah. I actually found it rather frustrating that the focus was on him. 'Secrets in the Cellar' is a narrative into a disgusting human's mind. If that is what interests you, then you will actually thoroughly enjoy this book.

Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Gildart Jackson?

Many people seemed to enjoy the narrator Gildart Jackson - I found his 'accents' and overall performance rather intolerable. I almost didn't finish the book because I found the narrator so difficult to listen to.

Any additional comments?

After reading only really positive reviews, I was convinced that this would be a great book.
I can appreciate that the high expectation may be why I didn't enjoy it. However, I listen to many books in this genre, and I simply did not enjoy this book at all.

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