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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

David Grann

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Sep 21, 2023 Astrid Lim rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: non-fiction, thriller-mystery, america, movie-tie-in, history, e-book, indigenous, popsugar-2023

Wow, just wow.

Real history is sometimes stranger than fiction, and this book about Osage murders is one of the clear examples. The cruel history about indigenous people in America and their devil white counterparts can't help but make me squirm, disgusted, scared, and all kinds of emotions. I can't wait to see the movie adaptation and reviewed my perspectives again after watching it. ...more

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May 11, 2018 Chris Burd rated it it was amazing

Shelves: non-fiction

I'm late to the party on this book, and I'm sure that nothing I say hasn't already been said better by someone else. Not only is the story of the Osage Reign of Terror fascinating in its own right - and horrifying on both a human and political level - but the author has pulled together a narrative that keeps you guessing. Told in three different volumes with three different perspectives, I highly recommend that you do yourself a favor and not look up anything about the story until after you've r ...more

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Feb 08, 2019 Rebecca rated it really liked it

Shelves: bookclub-read, 2019-read-harder

Read Harder 2019: Book by a Journalist

3.5 stars rounded up. It saddens me that I had never heard of the Osage murders until my husband told me about this book. We’ve done such an excellent job of forgetting the deaths of black and brown people in this country. This story is an integral part of our own history, and definitely NOT because it led to the birth of the FBI. I’m looking forward to discussing with my bookclub.

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Jun 12, 2018 Alison rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: nonfiction, dcpl_elibrary, z2018-read-harder-challenge

I went back and forth on how much I liked this. There were a lot of people and relationships to keep track of, and I sometimes stuggle with that in my reading. That said, this was an interesting look into a culture and a series of events that I knew nothing about.

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