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alittlebird's review against another edition
dark
informative
slow-paced
3.0
I feel like I learned 50% of the world fair information from a 60 minute architecture tour of the city, which was far more interesting. Good research, interesting presentation of intertwining historical figures, but so slow. There's plodding, but I think sometimes this crawled out of the ground and just shambles.
kimreadz's review against another edition
5.0
Good book! I liked all the history. But it took some time to finish because there is a lot of detail in the book and I wanted to absorb it all.
maddygabby's review against another edition
3.0
For a non fiction this was very fascinating. I do think some of the logistics could have been left out though
syds_shelves's review against another edition
THIS SHIT IS SO TEDIOUS AND DRY JESUS CHRIST
jennmichelle_otsr's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
5.0
This was my first read by Mr. Larson. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is amazing how much effort the 1893 World’s Fair took to bring to life against a multitude of obstacles. The viewpoint pivots between that of architect Daniel Burnham and one of America’s earliest serial killers H. H. Holmes (one of many aliases). I will not spoil anything by listing the numerous figures you will recognize in the tome or the invention that “out-Eiffeled Eiffel’s Tower” from the Paris World Fair.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Medical content, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
serinde4books's review against another edition
3.0
This was a really hard book for me. I thought the information was great, but the stories didn’t really interconnect for me, so I think I would have liked it much better if it had been 2 separate books.
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