Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann

52 reviews

nc_unknown_user's review

dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

3.5

It often feels difficult or unfair to review books like these. The story is heartbreaking and to know real people experienced these things is terrible. Especially because this still probably doesn’t even cover half of it and there are so many stories that will left untold or forever unknown for many of those who were among those lost during these times. Unfortunately, the writing felt lacking in some ways. Not that I expected it to be some page-turner for my entertainment… it just felt disjointed in its presentation and hard to follow. I found it difficult to keep track of the information being presented and even now that I have finished the book, I feel like I only vaguely know what happened and how it took place. The story itself is interesting so I feel it was just the style of writing that takes away from it. It felt unnecessary to break the book up into three separate parts. All in all, I would be interested in doing more reading on this subject, but not by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

amaranthine_dragon's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.0

Interesting book and good look at the case. Reads more like a true crime podcast, though the first 1/3 felt like narrative nonfiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

zsabella's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

doreneemi's review

dark informative sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Grief and Alcohol

Minor: Chronic illness, Infidelity, and Forced institutionalization

sheriffrockyraccoon's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad fast-paced

4.0

While I am a movie person and obviously watched the Oscars this year where its movie adaptation was frequently nominated, I had managed to avoid knowing much about the Osage murders before reading this book.

David Grann’s writing is fantastic. He manages to keep his language accessible and fluid while also not deviating too far from the facts of the case. This book is part thriller, part nonfiction, and while it is easy to cross that line into sensationalism, I believe Grann worked incredibly hard to make sure the families of the victims were heard and not drowned out by the “true crime” aspects of the case.

The last chapter, “A Case Unsolved”, devastated me. Just when you think there has been justice for these people ignored by the U.S. government, you see how far the conspiracy goes. It was heartbreaking and real, which I appreciated considering how easy it is today to write a true crime story in the form of a ghost story. This book served as a brutal reminder of the treatment Indigenous Americans have endured- and still endure- at the hands of the government.

I would recommend this book to anyone interested in U.S. history, especially that of the Wild West. While it may be after the period we consider “Western”, it holds the same ideology even as the country moves into a different era. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Genocide, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism

hi_itsnatty's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

A fantastic story that is one of many on Turtle Island that needs to be consistently investigated all over. Overall, a good book to reflect and think about the stories still needing to be revisited and solved for families affected by MMIW cold cases.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

prettiestwhistles's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

burnourhistory's review

informative sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

hanyaya's review

challenging dark informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship