Reviews tagging 'Classism'

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

28 reviews

megboone3's review against another edition

dark informative sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cultural appropriation, Genocide, Death of parent, Racism, Racial slurs, Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Murder, Classism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Violence, and Colonisation

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Medical trauma

dev921's review against another edition

dark informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Alcohol, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Grief, Classism, and Domestic abuse

randisworld's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

This is an incredible story about how greed of white immigrants caused the deaths of so many Osage people. It’s a disgusting honestly but a very necessary read. There is so much hidden in American history and I am thankful that this story came to light. My only criticism was in the structure. The 2nd section, to me, could have just been a separate book. Trying to integrate the founding of the FBI into this didn’t work for me. So I gave it 4 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Toxic relationship, and Hate crime

Moderate: Misogyny, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Child death, and Suicide

The behavior of these men is truly disgusting. I was happy to see that Wikipedia has them characterized as serial killers. That’s exactly what it was.

maryfranvs's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Murder, Classism, Hate crime, Alcohol, and Violence

hannah_mck's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Cultural appropriation, Violence, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Classism, Alcoholism, and Colonisation

jhbandcats's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

David Grann is one of our greatest nonfiction authors alive. Every topic he chooses is brought to life no matter how many years have passed since the events took place. His writing is smooth and unobtrusive, describing the past in a matter-of-fact, approachable way. If history books had been like this in high school, we’d all have gone on to be scholars. 

Killers of the Flower Moon is an especially difficult book to read, not because of the writing but because the subject is so painful. Grann documents how literally hundreds of Osage were murdered for riches in the early 20th C. As American Indians, their lives were worth less than that of dogs. An entire corrupt and venal society was arrayed against them. Well aware they were systematically being murdered, they had no recourse. The authorities, both political and legal, were complicit in the murders. No one would help save them from eradication. 

This is an excellent telling of a dark and shameful time in our history. If only this much attention had been paid a hundred years ago some of the Osage who were murdered might have lived. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Classism, Confinement, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Gore, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Abandonment, Blood, and Child death

tiffyd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Colonisation, Grief, Murder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcohol, and Drug abuse

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Blood, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, and Gaslighting

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Child death, Racism, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Classism, Stalking, Hate crime, Chronic illness, and Car accident

britt_coin's review against another edition

challenging dark informative tense medium-paced

4.5

Phenomenally written tale of one of the darkest parts of American history. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Xenophobia, Classism, and Sexual assault

lorenag5's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Car accident, Chronic illness, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Genocide, Gun violence, Medical content, Rape, and Sexism