Reviews - Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever

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Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever

I enjoyed this book much more than I did "Killing Kennedy". My only complaint is that there is often times superfluous information and then numerous other times where I thought to myself, "Wait, I didn't know that happened?!" But there was such limited information given that I had to go out on my own to research more. I'm fine with researching for myself, but the quality and type of information given sometimes fell short.

kbeazley's review against another edition

3.0

better than reading a history book.

shelbycassie's review against another edition

4.0

I listened to this on audio. The first part of the book is the history leading up to the assassination. Good background information.

kghdodge's review against another edition

4.0

emotional informative fast-paced

wigstown's review against another edition

3.0

O'Reilly warned that this story will read like a thriller. Partly because he reads it, it sounded more like a boring history lecture. Even so, I was very much engaged. Bits and pieces of the assassination plot were never taught. I appreciated the summary of the last days of the war. The possibility that Secretary Stanton was involved in the conspiracy was intriguing. The flamboyant exploits of the detective Lafayette Baker sounded like fiction. I even appreciated the long-winded afterward. It was nice to have a few of the loose ends tied up.

batboy's review against another edition

4.0

O'Reilly does a great job with the way he lays out the days before the assassination. It is a very colorful description of the 12 days before Lincoln can no longer heal the torn nation. Any history buff should read this book. O'Reilly was a history teacher before he became a talking head and it shows, Go Bill!