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A review by nadia
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
dark
informative
sad
slow-paced
4.0
I struggled to get into this at first — that might be because I kept on picking it up at the end of long days and I was tired and couldn't read for long before falling asleep — but at some point I became hooked, and that kept up until parts of the third section.
This is a real sad tale and I learnt a lot about a part of history I knew nothing about, which provided both an overview of the history of the Osage Indian community and how the FBI we know of today got its start. I also really appreciated the pictures weaved in throughout the book as opposed to at the end or bunched together in the middle.
Only read this book if you're ready to confront some of the darkest facets of human nature.
This is a real sad tale and I learnt a lot about a part of history I knew nothing about, which provided both an overview of the history of the Osage Indian community and how the FBI we know of today got its start. I also really appreciated the pictures weaved in throughout the book as opposed to at the end or bunched together in the middle.
Only read this book if you're ready to confront some of the darkest facets of human nature.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism