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It was ok, I guess. Definitely not my cup of tea. 2 stories being told at once. At times I was bored, other times slightly intrigued. But that was it. Thank goodness for books on CD. I don't think I could have actually read this one.
This book was engrossing from the first page that is if you’re intrigued by history and the mind. Erik Larson does an amazing job of bringing the fair and the facts to life. I could see all of the details and the people. I could smell the cigar smoke and taste the bourbon and feel the high back leather chairs behind me while I sank into the pages. I wanted like 1000 pages more to get into the brains of Burnham, Holmes, and Geyer. I’ve not read a...read more
As a longtime Chicago resident, I really enjoyed this book. It is amazing to think of all that went on in this great city so many years ago!
Well researched but started to bore me towards the middle with details of the construction of the worlds fair. I wish there was more on the trial instead of the details of the fair. Overall I did love this book as a whole. I’m excited for Scorsese and DiCaprio to bring this story to life in the future Hulu series. DiCaprio is going to make a PERFECT H. H. Holmes
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