thought this book was a great cozy end-of-summer read, though at times it felt slow and the dialogue unrealistic, as if striving for poetic over believable. But the writing style is compelling, and I enjoyed the way the writer explored fate through the lens of grief.
Constant mentions of grief over the death of a parent throughout. There are frequent mentions of murder and manslaughter, and a scene of a death by poisoning is depicted. A character’s suicide is mentioned in passing.
An absolutely thrilling read, Killers of the Flower Moon is a meticulously researched dive into a horrific period of American history that interrogates White Americans’ relationship with wealth, land, and Native American lives—and how sickeningly their perceived entitlement to it all permeated every aspect of society. The author both carefully records the investigations carried out during the Reign of Terror and sympathetically details the lasting impact of these harrowing events still felt by the victims’ families today. I felt the book was incredibly well-written, bringing to vivid life the people and places central to the narrative. Killers of The Flower Moon is a necessary novel that spotlights an oft-forgotten tragedy for the crime-obsessed current generation.