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challenging
emotional
informative
fast-paced
4.0
If you know anything about me, it's that I like my nonfiction to be light and fluffy. Oh, wait, never mind.
This was a solid read, although very heavy. O'Nan does a great job of telling a complex and under-told story. It's hard to believe that there weren't many comprehensive accounts of this tragedy before O'Nan's book. Having never read much more than a wikipedia article about this event, I was honestly shocked by how horrific it actually was - O'Nan doesn't shy away from the horrors of the event and I definitely found myself having to take breaks throughout.
If you're into obscure American tragedies, or fire accounts, this is a great read. Kind of a niche audience, but a solid read nonetheless.
This was a solid read, although very heavy. O'Nan does a great job of telling a complex and under-told story. It's hard to believe that there weren't many comprehensive accounts of this tragedy before O'Nan's book. Having never read much more than a wikipedia article about this event, I was honestly shocked by how horrific it actually was - O'Nan doesn't shy away from the horrors of the event and I definitely found myself having to take breaks throughout.
If you're into obscure American tragedies, or fire accounts, this is a great read. Kind of a niche audience, but a solid read nonetheless.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Death, Child death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
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