Reviews - The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

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

3.5 stars

This was like reading 2 very long research papers - one about a legendary serial killer and the other about the World Faire in Chicago. It's about an event in US history that was very important, yet I hardly knew about it. I found parts of this incredibly fascinating and others very boring. All in all, a very impressive book that I'm glad I read.

witchcatwitch's review against another edition

4.5

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maggiemm's review against another edition

3.25

dark informative

gurneynick's review against another edition

4.25

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theherstorian's review against another edition

4.5

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brittanyspears's review against another edition

2.5

informative tense slow-paced

My first nonfiction. I appreciate the writing style as it reads like a fictional story. I was expecting a true crime story about a serial killer. The majority of the book was about architect and the world fire while the Holmes story took a definite back seat.