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While a very interesting and informative read, this was hard to get through. The alternating narratives of the architects and the serial killer, Holmes, felt like having to sit through a lot of commercials during your favorite show. I skipped over a lot of the architect parts because they were boring, and the long backstories on the main architects seemed irrelevant. The parts on Holmes were what kept me interested. All in all I am glad I read this because I learned a lot, but it wasn't always a
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I wish I could give 3.5 stars.
The content of the book is absolutely fascinating, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. However, the text is, for the most part, extremely dense. At one point I was shocked that I had only read 60 pages because I had absorbed SO MUCH information. While entertaining, the prose is also very factual, and can be slightly "textbook-y". I think that the content of the book is what keeps readers involved from start to finish.
The stories of Burnham and Holmes could almost ...more
The content of the book is absolutely fascinating, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. However, the text is, for the most part, extremely dense. At one point I was shocked that I had only read 60 pages because I had absorbed SO MUCH information. While entertaining, the prose is also very factual, and can be slightly "textbook-y". I think that the content of the book is what keeps readers involved from start to finish.
The stories of Burnham and Holmes could almost ...more
Enthralling and so interesting. Love understand some history as well as a murder plot. Loved that this gave a great history lesson and story.
I will have to write a longer review of this book later it was just too good!! Great history novel! No not just that Erik Larson puts things into a whole new perspective and the way he presents things to surprise you it's amazing! It's like reading a fiction novel you can't put down! This man is talented that's for sure please read this book well well worth it! I will write a bigger review later though.
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During the period of building and preparation for the Chicago World Fair, a mass murder spreads his evil. The historic chapters about the fair intrigued me while the chapters about the depraved murderer did not.
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