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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
47 reviews
jennmichelle_otsr's review against another edition
5.0
Larson’s tone and style remind me of Kate Moore’s prose. The story is simply laid out for the reader in a narrative style instead of a typical drier nonfiction style. I find this type of book more my speed for nonfiction.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Medical content, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
boomwormbrittany's review against another edition
5.0
I thought this was a really interesting book to read. I had read The Splendid and the Vile before by Erik Larson and really enjoyed it. This was no different. I though this was a fantastic and interesting overview of both topics.
What I really loved about Erik Larson's books is that he writes them as if we are in the people's heads who helped created the World's Fair and in the head of H.H. Holmes which is a big unnerving. I thought that this had a really interesting overview of what went wrong and right at the fair. From the start it seemed to be an uphill battle to get the fair going let alone to the grandeur that it did become.
I was a little more interested in the H.H. Holmes aspect of this story because I've never seen a whole overview of his story before, just very brief snippets. I thought that Erik Larson did a fantastic job setting out this story and making us really feel for the victims of Holmes.
I would definitely say if you want an engaging and fascinating story about history around the World's Fair and Holmes, I would highly recommend this. If you want an interesting overview of history, definitely pick up any of Erik Larson's books.
Graphic: Death and Violence
ottolee's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Cultural appropriation
oceanwriter's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Confinement, Violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Racism, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury
julziez's review against another edition
2.75
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Abortion, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
mekowaletti's review against another edition
Minor: Addiction, Sexism, and Violence
ame_why's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
kodi_rae's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, and Murder
Minor: Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Blood, Excrement, Dementia, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism
j_the_human's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
margolovie89's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, and Medical content