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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

4.15 AVERAGE

redshoes595's review against another edition

4.0
Can we have this conversation? My dad served his mission on the Navajo reservation and I grew up singing Jesus loves me in Navajo and knowing how to say mud and hello. I was raised with a great love and respect for Native Americans. My house was decorated with indian blankets and Navajo corn husk dolls. It broke my heart when we would go to the reservation and I would know more of the language than the current generations. This book brings to the fore front many of the wrongs done to the people who were here first and how they were given so little respect. Murdered for their wealth, the Osage had to pay to get the officials involved to solve these murders. We as a nation want to talk about race all the time, well the nation as a whole has forgotten the Native American's again.

hmathews12345's review

3.0
It’s definitely an interesting story and an important part of American history. I was invested and did like the last 3rd a lot. But maybe true crime books aren’t always for me.

kgensler's review against another edition

4.25
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booked_bylaura's review against another edition

3.25
informative sad slow-paced

pazuhera's review against another edition

4.0
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kebernatzky's review against another edition

4.0
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acohen990's review against another edition

2.0
informative slow-paced

just_kas's review against another edition

4.0
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js333's review against another edition

4.25
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A dark reflection on human greed and the capacity of people to deceive those around them in the name of self-interest. This book examines the systematic ways the American government and legal system enabled the theft of land, money, and life of the Osage people. The story moved quickly and seamlessly, sharing fact through narrative. The story was engaging, but it also leaves you raw, forcing you to confront the darkness, horror, and pain experienced by a family and community.
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alex_lentini's review against another edition

4.0
dark informative sad medium-paced