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sometimes_samantha_reads's review against another edition
4.5
My sister in law recommended this to me. I'm not usually into true crime, but if its paced like this and narrated by Tony Goldwyn, I'm all for it! The parallel stories of Burnahm and Holmes was fascinating and I learned so much. The story was chilling but I kept listening to satisfy the morbid curiosity. I learned that Holmes is supposedly buried less than 30 minutes from where I live, which is wild.
I think I'll try to seek out more audiobooks. I quite liked Tony Goldwyn's narration so I think I'll start there.
Graphic: Child death, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Grief, and Gaslighting
crownoflaurel's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Cultural appropriation and Classism
Minor: Mental illness, Xenophobia, Medical content, Trafficking, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
quasinaut's review against another edition
4.25
The pacing was slow, sometimes slower than I'd like, but the level of detail showed how many pieces and people had to come together to lead to the resulting events. On the one hand, I can really appreciate how much of an accomplishment the World's Fair was, considering just how many mishaps it encountered along the way. And on the other, I can be truly horrified by how much Holmes got away with before being caught.
Plus, it was just cool to learn about the innovations and societal influences that came from the fair.
Graphic: Death and Murder
abbimmorgan's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Child death and Murder
Moderate: Torture
kingsteph's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicide, Xenophobia, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
afisher121's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Child death and Murder
s_st317's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Murder
sylvestra's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny and Murder
amimhof's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Murder
kenley11's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abortion, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail