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Wow, I have been waiting a long time to read this book and it did not disappoint. I listened on Audible and the narration was outstanding; in fact, I think listening to it was better than reading it (I read parts of it). I knew nothing about the Chicago fair of the late 1890's and I had never heard of H.H. Holmes, the notorious serious killer of the time. I had to go and look up information in the Internet about both of these after finishing the book. This is the second book by Erik Larson that
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Loved that this non-fiction read like fiction most of the time. Hated that the two stories were never integrated. I was waiting throughout the entire book to see when/how Burnham and Holmes or their stories would cross paths. Not sure what the point of telling two stories was if they were't really related. Educational and interesting though!
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Excellent read...great references...makes you want to learn more about Chicago!!
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