Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

29 reviews

stacylaughs's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcoholism and Pandemic/Epidemic

rachelsheplak's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Abortion, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

kingsteph's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

lulugirl297's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

kellyofcali's review

dark informative slow-paced

3.75

This is a well written book that crosses two related subjects - one, the world's fair, and two, a serial killer. I found both interesting, which means he did a good job, though I did find it dragged on a little long towards the denouement of both storylines. It's also a little confusing what is real vs. not, though I know that bothers some people more than others.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexism and Fire/Fire injury

anjadesa's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

camilleion's review

informative inspiring slow-paced

4.0

90% architectural history, 10% true crime.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, and Abandonment

suzquinn97's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Abortion

headachesince03's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

reddeddy's review

dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism