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A review by lizziea229
Depraved: The Definitive True Story of H.H. Holmes, Whose Grotesque Crimes Shattered Turn-Of-The-Century Chicago by Harold Schechter
5.0
CW This book is definitely not for the faint-hearted. I love a bit of gore, and even this had moments I found difficult to get through.
Bloody loved this. Perfect balance of fact and dramatization. You get no sense that the author has hammed things up for effect, which often makes me cringe in true crime. I'm amazed at how relatable Schechter made 1890's America.. I felt completely immersed in the community.
There were moments I thought the author was 'sparing us' from gory details towards the beginning, or leaving gaps. Never fear, by the end it is all wrapped up perfectly.
I will endeavour to read the rest of Schechter's true crime series as this just transformed my understanding of the H. H. Holmes case. Brilliant.
Bloody loved this. Perfect balance of fact and dramatization. You get no sense that the author has hammed things up for effect, which often makes me cringe in true crime. I'm amazed at how relatable Schechter made 1890's America.. I felt completely immersed in the community.
There were moments I thought the author was 'sparing us' from gory details towards the beginning, or leaving gaps. Never fear, by the end it is all wrapped up perfectly.
I will endeavour to read the rest of Schechter's true crime series as this just transformed my understanding of the H. H. Holmes case. Brilliant.