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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
164 reviews
alexisgarcia's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Genocide, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism
amberboo61997's review against another edition
4.25
I believe the book is a good read even if a common critique is its lack of descriptive details into certain parts or aspects of the subject matter. It's a good introduction if you want to look into American stories hidden or deleted from history by the "winners" and shows how a government organization such as the FBI began and operated on its own self-serving needs.
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Physical abuse, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Minor: Alcoholism and Domestic abuse
prettiestwhistles's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Minor: Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
river23's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Racism, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Gun violence and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity
kcup_espresso's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Death, Racism, Grief, and Murder
burnourhistory's review
3.5
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
joshkiba13's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Death, Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, and Murder
simmonsj's review
5.0
The best non-fiction for me are the ones that teach me something while making it an interesting and engrossing story. David Grann does this very well with Killers of the Flower Moon. I knew nothing about the Osage reign of terror in the 1920s (I know there was a movie made as well but also never watched that). The history of the area and people as well as the chilling murders that permeated the reservation were well relayed and amazing to hear about - not in a good way. The racism, prejudices, and loose law keeping were rampant and the effects of that time are still felt today within that culture.
The story flowed well about 90% of the time. There were a few chapters that, while the information was important, I felt the chapters themselves were situated poorly in the book. For example, the story was moving along and then there was a sharp deviation to the history of the area. Wouldn't have been nice for these chapters to be a little earlier so the main events were not split in such an abrupt way.
I listened to the audiobook, and the three narrators were well picked. The first part of the book concerned the Osage - the narrator was a woman that gave weight to their history and present situation. The second part of the book followed a FBI agent, and the narrator really sounded like a seasoned law officer in between the wild west and the beginning of a more orderly law enforcement. The last part concerned Grann's research, and the narrator had an air of an older reporter about him.
Overall I think this is a very impactful, well told story and would recommend to anyone with a desire to learn more about historical events.
Graphic: Death, Racism, and Murder
psellars11's review against another edition
5.0
I truly enjoyed this book. It was a little difficult to get into since it was so fact heavy, but overall he tells such a compelling narrative with thought and care going into the lasting impact on the Osage. I liked that he connected murders that occurred beyond the reservation and also explained the oil industry so it made more sense as to why the greed and murders would even happen in the first place.
Moderate: Death, Gore, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Colonisation
jenheitland's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death and Murder