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374 reviews for:
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
3.85 AVERAGE
374 reviews for:
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
3.85 AVERAGE
inspiring
mysterious
Meh.
Not terrible, and some interesting factoids scattered throughout.
But there were various grammatical mistakes and outright impossible-to-parse sentences. And after awhile, the breathlessness of the novel about Lincoln's impending death--the countdown of days left in nearly every chapter--got tiresome.
I did enjoy the fast pace, and I enjoyed again seeing the play of "great men" during this time--Lincoln, Booth, Stevens, and so on--and I enjoyed the moment-by-moment ending of the very sad war.
Not terrible, and some interesting factoids scattered throughout.
But there were various grammatical mistakes and outright impossible-to-parse sentences. And after awhile, the breathlessness of the novel about Lincoln's impending death--the countdown of days left in nearly every chapter--got tiresome.
I did enjoy the fast pace, and I enjoyed again seeing the play of "great men" during this time--Lincoln, Booth, Stevens, and so on--and I enjoyed the moment-by-moment ending of the very sad war.
What a great read! Before I read this, I did some researching about it and went into it knowing about the factual errors. Aside from those (and some glaringly obvious grammatical errors that the editing team missed), it was definitely worth my time. I really enjoyed how the book was set up and flowed so easily. While I knew the general story about Lincoln's assassination, I didn't realize how many people were involved and the extent of the original plot. I found the whole book fascinating and immediately added some more books about the players (Grant, Crook) to my to-read list.
I was surprised by how much I liked the book. It was a little name & date heavy in the beginning, like a history class, but I really got into it midway. Once he got into the timeline close to the assassination, it really started to get exciting which was interesting me since you knew how the whole story was going to end. I really enjoyed the speculation angle on the conspiracy theory, I didn't know any of that. It made me want to read other books in his "Killing" series.
I enjoy reading about history and times long past. One of the biggest road-blocks for most people who are interested in history is the dryness of the subject. This historical narrative helps take away some of the "boringness" of many historical texts and that is what makes this book so readable.
It unfolds more like a true-crime novel and does bring up some interesting theories. I did enjoy what Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard accomplished in this book. They took what can be a really dry subject historical fact and made it readily accessable to everyday readers. And books like this awaken curiosity and lead some readers to take additional steps to learn more about subjects like President Lincoln, the Civil War, The Reformation and other historical subjects.
It unfolds more like a true-crime novel and does bring up some interesting theories. I did enjoy what Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard accomplished in this book. They took what can be a really dry subject historical fact and made it readily accessable to everyday readers. And books like this awaken curiosity and lead some readers to take additional steps to learn more about subjects like President Lincoln, the Civil War, The Reformation and other historical subjects.
I learned a lot about Lincoln and the history of the time.
informative
slow-paced
Bought and listened to on Audible
This book taught me a few things about myself.
1) I wish I would have paid more attention in history class, because it’s fascinating!
2) I had NO idea there is a conspiracy belief that there were government officials involved in the assassination. I know, right!?
3) I will listen to anything Bill O’Reily reads. Not because of his political views which I’m opposed to but if his reading voice, it’s quite perfect
My friends had been talking about this series, especially the Kennedy edition. But since this really my first Audible pick I wanted to try something before I bought that one. This book is so interesting I found myself bummed that I had finished it. In the j two O’Reily states that this reads like a work of fiction but all the info is either fact or perceived fact based on historical research. The layout and timeline it follows does make you feel as if your reading/listening to a work of fiction.
The depth that they go into each character helps build the story and really drops you into the middle if the plot. It’s during and after reading things like this I wish time travel were possible, even though that may be open to discussion. It’s hard to believe this was only 165 years ago. Such a short time ago.
I will without a doubt be using all of my monthly credits on this series of books, unless I can’t wait and have to buy a couple to get me through until the next one.
As mentioned earlier, I am not in O’Reilys politely corner but this book has nothing to do with political views and personal opinions other then the views of the politics at that time and the opinions of the “characters” involved. He does an absolutely fantastic job reading this book. I feel as if since he helped write it, he had a vested interest in the story and it shows. He reads this with great enthusiasm and compassion.
Not a spoiler, is that even possible in a historical non fiction book? But at the end of the book he does a small brief on the battle of Little Big Horn and Crazy Horse. I think I will hold off on Kennedy, maybe even leave that for last and grab the Crazy Horse entry.
This book taught me a few things about myself.
1) I wish I would have paid more attention in history class, because it’s fascinating!
2) I had NO idea there is a conspiracy belief that there were government officials involved in the assassination. I know, right!?
3) I will listen to anything Bill O’Reily reads. Not because of his political views which I’m opposed to but if his reading voice, it’s quite perfect
My friends had been talking about this series, especially the Kennedy edition. But since this really my first Audible pick I wanted to try something before I bought that one. This book is so interesting I found myself bummed that I had finished it. In the j two O’Reily states that this reads like a work of fiction but all the info is either fact or perceived fact based on historical research. The layout and timeline it follows does make you feel as if your reading/listening to a work of fiction.
The depth that they go into each character helps build the story and really drops you into the middle if the plot. It’s during and after reading things like this I wish time travel were possible, even though that may be open to discussion. It’s hard to believe this was only 165 years ago. Such a short time ago.
I will without a doubt be using all of my monthly credits on this series of books, unless I can’t wait and have to buy a couple to get me through until the next one.
As mentioned earlier, I am not in O’Reilys politely corner but this book has nothing to do with political views and personal opinions other then the views of the politics at that time and the opinions of the “characters” involved. He does an absolutely fantastic job reading this book. I feel as if since he helped write it, he had a vested interest in the story and it shows. He reads this with great enthusiasm and compassion.
Not a spoiler, is that even possible in a historical non fiction book? But at the end of the book he does a small brief on the battle of Little Big Horn and Crazy Horse. I think I will hold off on Kennedy, maybe even leave that for last and grab the Crazy Horse entry.
informative
sad
fast-paced
adventurous
informative
reflective
medium-paced