A review by abbymoore06
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

challenging dark informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely riveting.  I started this on a whim because it's been on my TBR forever, and because I was in search of a Chicago-centered book to help me prepare for my anniversary trip to the Second City!  This did not disappoint in anyway.  I loved reading about the road to the Worlds Fair, and I think it is brilliant how Larson juxtaposed that story-line with one about a psychopath serial killer.  Bravo!  And while the Holmes story was certainly engrossing, I was more drawn to the architects building the fair.  What an amazing time.... feeding off of each other's creativity and ingenuity.  The sky's the limit mentality.  It's really beautiful to read about these people coming together to build something truly extraordinary.