Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'
The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America by Karen Abbott
2 reviews
avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
3.5
The narrators were amazing! It was interesting at parts but dragged at the beginning. It also was infuriating at parts, but since it's a true story, that couldn't be changed. But I did like the strong woman element a lot.
Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Medical content, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Stalking, Violence, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Xenophobia
cassieyorke's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
5.0
This visceral, colorful account of the rise and fall of George Remus instantly won a special place in my heart. Not only is it meticulously researched and breathtakingly told, but Karen Abbot truly brings 1920s Cincinnati to life - or maybe she takes you back to it, just for a little while. She somehow captures the wistful longing of a time long gone, and captures all the optimism, tragedy, and vague sadness of that decade as beautifully as F. Scott Fitzgerald did. I'm keeping this as close to my writing space as I do Gatsby and Flappers and Philosophers. I don't know that I've ever been taken back in time like this.
If it means anything, this book set me alight with its beauty and helped spark the inspiration to finish my debut novel, "Mary, Everything".
And the book's ending is a perfect coup de grace.
If it means anything, this book set me alight with its beauty and helped spark the inspiration to finish my debut novel, "Mary, Everything".
And the book's ending is a perfect coup de grace.
Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Confinement
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, and Cursing
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