A review by faeriekit
The Devil Came to St. Louis by Troy Taylor

dark informative medium-paced

2.0

The tone was oddly condescending, and was more about the show and less about the sympathy when discussing any symptoms the victims displayed; the information given seems highly biased at several points, and the author is definitely pushing his own point of view as to the veracity of the possessions mentioned (and possessions in general). A large portion of this book was taken up by exorcisms that had little or nothing to do with the one mentioned in the title, which was, ostensibly, meant to be the subject of the book. Pretty sure I DNF'd this before I gave it back to the library, but wowza. Not worth it if it's not local history to your area. The pomp and allure of deaths related to exorcisms doesn't exactly make a comprehensive, informational book.