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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
6 reviews
psdarlin's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Kidnapping, and Colonisation
Minor: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
headachesince03's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
librarymouse's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Racial slurs
Minor: Xenophobia
cupofbooksreviews's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Abortion, Murder, and Alcohol
meganpbennett's review against another edition
3.0
The book has lots of interesting detail on the World's Fair - after all, how could Chicago hope to beat Eiffel and his Tower from the previous World's Fair? Enter an engineer named... Ferris.
The book was less graphic than I thought it would be, but there is rather disturbing imagery involving Holmes killing and disposing of the bodies.
I think the book would have been stronger had the author not switched perspectives between Holmes and the builders of the Fair every chapter. I think it would have made more sense for the author to have chosen a time frame - three months? - and written about the building of the Fair, then Pendergast, then Holmes. That would have strengthened the connect between them
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Pregnancy and Alcohol
renbot's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Gore, Infidelity, Racism, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment
Minor: Cultural appropriation and Alcohol