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383 reviews for:
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
3.85 AVERAGE
383 reviews for:
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
3.85 AVERAGE
This is a highly interesting and readable book. I would like to have seen more footnotes and documentation. There was a lot of detail in the book, but only about two pages of notes telling the sources of information. Overall, however, it is a good book that lives to the current acclaim.
Surprisingly enough I actually really enjoyed this. I love history, always have, I love it so much I'm actually majoring in general history, but I don't really like reading history books. I have to be really really interested in the topic at hand or I don't enjoy it at all. So because I love Lincoln and the Civil War era I decided to pick this up. I'm so glad I did. I learned a few thing I had never known before, and got a bit more information on thing I already did know. My favorite part of this whole book though it how its written. Its written like a thriller, so it reads like a thriller. Because of this it goes by much fast than you think it would, and is actually a very exciting read.
All in all I really enjoyed this book and plan of picking up more books in this Killing of Historical Figures series.
All in all I really enjoyed this book and plan of picking up more books in this Killing of Historical Figures series.
Every American knows John Wilkes Booth killed Lincoln but most people don’t really know everything that went on before during and after. Definitely a must read. I would give it 5 stars but I feel like they padded this book a lot
Extremely good account of the civil war. Got very dry after battles ended but nonetheless learned a lot about the background and aftermath of Lincoln’s death. One of the better non-fiction books I’ve read.
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
The amount of hypothetical thoughts scat ered throughout this book almost categorizes it as historical fiction, however, it is still a captivating read. I finish it in the day.
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
I found out there was a lot I didn't know about the Lincoln assassination from this book and I enjoyed learning all these tidbits of history. The descriptions made the scenes come alive and the historical figures became real life, fleshed out people in my mind as I listened to the story unfold.
I listened to this on audio and Bill O'Reilly narrates it himself. I tolerated it, but I wish they had gotten someone else to do the narration. O'Reilly's voice works well for his pith commentating on TV but it's horrible for narrating a book. His emphatic diction and New York accent didn't fit the setting and historical nature of the work.
I'd recommend this book to people who enjoy learning about history, but it's probably much better to read it than to listen to it.
I listened to this on audio and Bill O'Reilly narrates it himself. I tolerated it, but I wish they had gotten someone else to do the narration. O'Reilly's voice works well for his pith commentating on TV but it's horrible for narrating a book. His emphatic diction and New York accent didn't fit the setting and historical nature of the work.
I'd recommend this book to people who enjoy learning about history, but it's probably much better to read it than to listen to it.
Well-written and informative. I'm always shocked by how much I don't know when it comes to historical events. O'Reilly does a good job of keeping the story moving an interesting.