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cassidybone's review against another edition
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4.0
Wow. It feels like such a move of national erasure that this story and knowledge of the Osage murders isn’t told in more history books and I’m glad this book (and now movie) has brought a new awareness to the story and the lives of these people. I can’t even fathom the experience of the Osage people and how horrific it all is and the greed and racism that spurred their terrible treatment.
The story is important and poignant and honestly just so tragic, but I hate to say, the writing of this book was sort of disjointed at times. I get it, and I’m not exactly sure how I would write it differently, but I found myself having to reread a lot and I still feel like I missed things. It might just be the nature of the story, but it was almost difficult to read at times.
The story is important and poignant and honestly just so tragic, but I hate to say, the writing of this book was sort of disjointed at times. I get it, and I’m not exactly sure how I would write it differently, but I found myself having to reread a lot and I still feel like I missed things. It might just be the nature of the story, but it was almost difficult to read at times.
nerdyfoxreads's review against another edition
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4.0
A terrifying story of greed and racism. The audiobook was absolutely gripping, but I do wish more of the story had come from the perspectives of the Native Americans affected.
enoughread's review against another edition
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4.75
cwiedeck's review against another edition
2.0
Wanted to DNF but had already made too much progress. Interesting history - would’ve been a great article or hour long podcast, but didn’t need to be a full length book - the extra length didn’t add much imho
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4.75
meant2breading's review against another edition
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“History is a merciless judge. It lays bare our tragic blunders and foolish missteps and exposes our most intimate secrets, wielding the power of hindsight like an arrogant detective who seems to know the end of the mystery from the outset.”
The research done by David Grann for this book was of high caliber and was shared to us in a way that felt almost concurrent despite these horrific atrocities taking place a century ago. This book sheds light on the Reign of Terror (the rampant racism, corruption, greed, and the murders of the Osage people by primarily white people). It focuses mainly on the Burkhart family, the investigations involved, and touches on the FBI creation. It seemed Grann intended to respect and honor the Osage community in this book, who we learn will never have restorative justice. We also see a glimpse of the impacts of their generational trauma once all the motivations are clear. Hundreds of families have no closure either and it makes my heart and stomach ache. What a prominent reminder to know our history, especially its abundance of brutality.
The research done by David Grann for this book was of high caliber and was shared to us in a way that felt almost concurrent despite these horrific atrocities taking place a century ago. This book sheds light on the Reign of Terror (the rampant racism, corruption, greed, and the murders of the Osage people by primarily white people). It focuses mainly on the Burkhart family, the investigations involved, and touches on the FBI creation. It seemed Grann intended to respect and honor the Osage community in this book, who we learn will never have restorative justice. We also see a glimpse of the impacts of their generational trauma once all the motivations are clear. Hundreds of families have no closure either and it makes my heart and stomach ache. What a prominent reminder to know our history, especially its abundance of brutality.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Racism, and Violence