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0ftended's review against another edition
3.0
Not a re-read. Just coming back to it after not being able to finish it.
jennbliven's review against another edition
5.0
One of my favorite books. Have read more than once. Loved the reference in an episode of Supernatural (Season 2).
andadeen's review against another edition
2.0
Great book for facts but oh so dry! i love reading and I read pretty fast but this book just drug on.
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