Reviews tagging 'Murder'

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

133 reviews

sharonus's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, and Gore

Minor: Kidnapping and Grief

lauramcc7's review against another edition

I just couldn’t do it anymore. Entirely too much talk of architecture, soil make up, and insurance fraud for my taste.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Infidelity

audra_etta's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Gore

Minor: Suicide

dantanian_noir's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Kidnapping

aromarrie's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious slow-paced

4.5

my first nonfiction read of the year and it has burned a hole into my memory for years to come

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Child death, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Classism, and Body horror

vampireph4ze's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious slow-paced

4.25

i do not read a lot of non-fiction books, but this one is definitely worth it ESPECIALLY if you enjoy learning about historical events and/or true crime. it can be slow and information packed at times, but it is definitely worth it. seeing how historical events overlapped and the interactions between famous figures gave me chills - especially with the actions of the murderer H. H. Holmes. you can't help but be drawn in and wonder how in the world one man got away with so many different crimes for so long. it is hard to get into, but i understand why it is revered. erik larson did a fantastic job adding in little details to make this story come to life and help us visualize the splendor of the white city. it truly transports you back to the 1890's and, even if it does seem to drone on and on at times, is worth every second.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, and Murder

pphector's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

pambo's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.0

Very slow at first but it picked up at the end.   

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

booksthatburn's review against another edition

dark informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death and Torture

reddeddy's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Torture, Violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Child abuse, Gore, Child death, Death, Drug use, Body horror, Confinement, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Infidelity

Moderate: Abandonment, Abortion, Animal death, Blood, Terminal illness, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Classism, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, and Gun violence