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

3.87 AVERAGE

mrkozreads's review against another edition

3.0
Chapters about Holmes were mildly interesting, but architecture thread was an absolute snooze fest. Skipped last half of architecture chapters and Holmes' resolution proved predictable.

mithrandir3434's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous dark informative mysterious sad medium-paced

curlygirlseattle's review against another edition

4.0
Fascinating and well-researched. I was particularly impressed with his endnotes, where he explained where he got his information and how he came about some of the books assertions.

cynie21's review against another edition

3.0
challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced
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ashleym33's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous medium-paced
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mightychickadee's review against another edition

5.0
What a crazy story, as always, Larson delivers history in a way that you can't put down.

banananaylor's review against another edition

3.0
Started off slowly, but turned out to be a good read. Makes me want to go back to Chicago and see sites mentioned in the book. It was interesting to hear how many things originated at the 1893 World's Fair that are commonplace today. The murder bits were stranger than fiction *shudder*.

kirc5136's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

ndneibauer's review against another edition

4.0
dark informative mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

hrylander's review against another edition

5.0
I choose this book because I wanted a deep dive into HH Holmes, little did I know that the beauty of this book is all about the history of Chicago. I was mesmerized by the story of the world’s fair. I 100% want to visit Chicago to do a deeper dive. Love it.