Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

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

17 reviews

maresuju's review against another edition

4.0

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Kidnapping

Minor: Gun violence, Infidelity, Abortion

hannahjaynej's review against another edition

1.75

dark informative slow-paced

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This book was not for me. I feel like Erik wanted to write a book about the making of the Chicago World’s Fair but his editor was like “No, that’s too boring, no one will read that.” So then he just sprinkled in some stuff about a serial killer who was around at the same time. 

I did learn some interesting things about the fair though, and about the invention of the Ferris Wheel. It was interesting to read about two very different kinds of ambition (serial murder and architectural greatness), but if I had to read the height of one more building I was about to lose it. I do respect the amount of research that went into this book, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

tweiler32's review against another edition

3.0

dark informative medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Infidelity

aprilb_reads's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicide, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

theabee's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark informative tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Colonisation

Minor: Suicide

lulugirl297's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment

ornateapple's review against another edition

3.0

dark informative mysterious sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder

kellyofcali's review against another edition

3.75

dark informative slow-paced

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This is a well written book that crosses two related subjects - one, the world's fair, and two, a serial killer. I found both interesting, which means he did a good job, though I did find it dragged on a little long towards the denouement of both storylines. It's also a little confusing what is real vs. not, though I know that bothers some people more than others.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy

Minor: Sexism, Fire/Fire injury

camilleion's review against another edition

4.0

informative inspiring slow-paced

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90% architectural history, 10% true crime.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Abandonment

headachesince03's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark informative inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism