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Killers of the Flower Moon: Oil, Money, Murder and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
25 reviews
atalea's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Racism, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Murder, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Suicide
Minor: Child death and Physical abuse
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
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
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
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
tiffanykw's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Hate crime, Cultural appropriation, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Murder, Death, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, and Emotional abuse
billyjepma's review against another edition
5.0
Part of me wanted Grann to lean further into his political leanings, specifically regarding the FBI, as my outrage at the truths the book illuminates made me eager for some scathing rebuttal or judgment. But I'm glad Grann has more restraint than me, as his approach is far more effective and searing than any commentary could be, especially considering how damning the hard facts of the story are. And to his credit, the historical details and quotes he uses in the section documenting the FBI's development speak volumes to his opinion of the thing. Even Tom White, the "hero" of the FBI investigation that resulted in meaningful arrests, is a flawed person who, as Grann smartly and briefly acknowledges at one point, eventually settles into the same lifestyle as the people he's often quoted as detecting.
I'm incredibly glad I read this (or, rather, listened to the excellent audiobook), and in an ideal world, I would love to assume that it becomes mandatory reading.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Death, and Hate crime
Moderate: Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Child death, Gun violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Stalking, and Domestic abuse
greatexpectations77's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gun violence, Murder, Alcohol, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Child death, Stalking, Addiction, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Medical content, Alcoholism, and Car accident
booknerdsinmn's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Racism, and Death
Moderate: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Misogyny, Child death, Chronic illness, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cultural appropriation, and Drug use
Minor: Forced institutionalization and Child abuse
Rampant prejudice against Indigenous people