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oceanwriter's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
3.0
Though this book has caught my eye in bookstores, I went into it somewhat blindly. I knew it involved H.H. Holmes, but I didn’t anticipate everything else it included.
Rich with Chicago history, this book discusses the lives of H.H. Holmes and Daniel H. Burnham with a large focus on the World’s Fair.
Honestly… this was a weird mix with only a slight element connecting the two along with the overall setting of Chicago. While, yes, I did find the book interesting, I was also overwhelmed with the amount of information coming at me. This was very much two separate books with one being more built on fact and the other built on a lot of speculation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Kidnapping, Violence, and Confinement
Minor: Racism, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury
readballoon's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
queeneallie's review against another edition
I'll get back to this sometime when I can concentrate on it.
clairesnare's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Top 5 books. Informative, interesting and beautifully written.