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Killers of the Flower Moon: Oil, Money, Murder and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
63 reviews
jhbandcats's review against another edition
5.0
Killers of the Flower Moon is an especially difficult book to read, not because of the writing but because the subject is so painful. Grann documents how literally hundreds of Osage were murdered for riches in the early 20th C. As American Indians, their lives were worth less than that of dogs. An entire corrupt and venal society was arrayed against them. Well aware they were systematically being murdered, they had no recourse. The authorities, both political and legal, were complicit in the murders. No one would help save them from eradication.
This is an excellent telling of a dark and shameful time in our history. If only this much attention had been paid a hundred years ago some of the Osage who were murdered might have lived.
Graphic: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Classism, Confinement, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Gore, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Abandonment, Blood, and Child death
kimmykelly's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Child death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Violence, Death, and Murder
hanhantap's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Racism, Murder, Violence, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, and Torture
Moderate: Grief, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Terminal illness, and Addiction
jillianselene's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Blood, Racism, Hate crime, Genocide, Child death, Colonisation, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Gore, and Forced institutionalization
tiffyd's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Racism, Colonisation, Grief, Murder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcohol, and Drug abuse
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Blood, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, and Gaslighting
adam0k's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
apworden's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Racism, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, and Grief
nicoleisalwaysreading's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Blood, Grief, Xenophobia, Hate crime, Murder, and Gun violence
lorenag5's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Car accident, Chronic illness, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Genocide, Gun violence, Medical content, Rape, and Sexism
jeggert10's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Genocide, Murder, Racial slurs, Violence, Grief, and Racism