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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
19 reviews
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
j_the_human's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder
bookycnidaria's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Racism, Dementia, Murder, and Classism
sometimes_samantha_reads's review against another edition
4.5
My sister in law recommended this to me. I'm not usually into true crime, but if its paced like this and narrated by Tony Goldwyn, I'm all for it! The parallel stories of Burnahm and Holmes was fascinating and I learned so much. The story was chilling but I kept listening to satisfy the morbid curiosity. I learned that Holmes is supposedly buried less than 30 minutes from where I live, which is wild.
I think I'll try to seek out more audiobooks. I quite liked Tony Goldwyn's narration so I think I'll start there.
Graphic: Child death, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Grief, and Gaslighting
alagasianflame's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Colonisation
kingsteph's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicide, Xenophobia, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
kenley11's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
lulugirl297's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
amsswim's review against another edition
5.0
I am already a big fan of non-fiction literature and historical reads, this combines the best of them both. This non-fiction book read like fiction in my opinion, making it quick to go by. The many intertwining stories were not difficult to keep track of and all interesting. This is for sure one of those reads that leaves you with a greater understanding of the time period (e.g. 1890s) as a whole, and puts into context the overlap of inventions, important figures, and other legendary events.
If you like historical fiction or non-fiction, true crime, or well written books, I recommend this read.
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Abortion, and Murder
Minor: Child abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Medical content, Dementia, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
magosti1's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis