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A review by haykat
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
dark
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
A story that should be included in our history books. I had a few jaw-dropping moments when I read this one! I appreciated the narrative the author crafted, as it kept me hooked. I didn't feel like I was bored. There were a couple chapters that felt a little slow to me, but once I got through them, the next was a page turner.
As I read, I was in a constant state of shock that this was happening just a century ago! My grandparents were alive then! It's sad that we aren't far removed from such monstrosities and mis-treatment happening to Indigenous communities (and that it still happens today). I'm so grateful that the author took on this story (and the movie director) because these stories deserve to be remembered by society. I hope the movie does justice to the story!
As I read, I was in a constant state of shock that this was happening just a century ago! My grandparents were alive then! It's sad that we aren't far removed from such monstrosities and mis-treatment happening to Indigenous communities (and that it still happens today). I'm so grateful that the author took on this story (and the movie director) because these stories deserve to be remembered by society. I hope the movie does justice to the story!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Racism, and Racial slurs