Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Devil in the White City. Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

3 reviews

mekowaletti's review against another edition

I normally don't like true crime due to the glorification of killers but I gave this a chance as I enjoy Chicago history. Unfortunately there are just too many white men that are central figures to the story and so I didn't see myself getting much out of this that I didn't get from my Chicago history class. I enjoyed the world's fair background but not enough to continue

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Sexism, and Violence

headachesince03's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abortion, Alcohol, Misogyny, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Bullying, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Colonisation, Racism, Terminal illness, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child death, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Murder

kaitlinlovesbooks's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

I expected to like this more. The writing is excellent, but I was overwhelmed by the sheer amount of detail included about the construction of the World’s Fair. There were far too many names for me to keep track of, especially when it felt like every single one of them referred to someone who was white with blue eyes. I really liked the audiobook narrator‘s voice, but sadly I think this is one time where my comprehension would have benefited from reading the print version instead. I found Holmes’ story to be far more gripping, despite or perhaps because of its macabre descriptions (a couple of scenes are borderline graphic). Overall, this should be a good fit for history buffs and true crime devotees. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Body horror, Gore, Death, Child death, and Blood

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Abortion and Addiction