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Title: The Devil in the White City : Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson ISBN: 0-609-60844-4 Publisher: Crown Pub. Date: 11 February, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (164 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Why Satan doesn't need an agent!!!
Comment: I get the same cheap thrills out of these sorts of books that I get out of porn or a scandal rag. I get a kick out if but it makes me feel dirty later on. Got the same sick buzz and disgust from reading In The Ghost Country, about a real life pilgrim pete who goes to hell and has a good cry with his dead friends while the Devil drills a hole in his head.
sincerely, from a working class hero who doesn't believe in the star system
Rating: 4
Summary: A Totally Engaging Read
Comment: Erik Larson's Devil in the White City is a totally engaging read. It's a lively, well-written story about the planning of the Chicago World's Fair, intertwined with the story of H.H. Holmes, the mass murderer who committed many of his crimes in his hotel of horrors not far from the site of the fair. Larson tells the story of Daniel Burnham, the architect who essentially got the seemingly impossible accomplishment of the fair itself accomplished. The stories of the fair, and of Burnham's effort are inspiring. Holmes' story, which is always lurking in the background is disturbing, yet never does it sink to any sort of lurid level. The book is a compelling read. I have read several reviewers comments here that they were dissappointed that Larson never managed to quite tie the two stories together. Personally, I think they were linked enough and were told in a manner that kept the narrative flow moving along. I generally don't read nonfiction, but I found this book very enjoyable, very readable.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent telling of a turbulent time in our history
Comment: I usually don't like historical literature because they tend to dwell too heavily on fact and they don't give enough attention to character and story. Larson does not have this problem. The Devil in the White City combines a fascinating point in time (the creation of the Chicago World's Fair) with the frightening events surrounding an historical character of that time: a morbid yet fascinating serial killer, who preyed on ladies at the fair (among others). Did Erik Larson luck out and stumble upon a story so fascinating that his book had no choice but to succeed? Maybe, but critiquing the book as an author I find it well written and complex enough to stand up on its own strengths. I look forward to new works by Larson, should they appear.
(Also, he has a great name... what can I say?)
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Title: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown ISBN: 0385504209 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 18 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Krakatoa : The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 by Simon Winchester ISBN: 0066212855 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Under the Banner of Heaven : A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer ISBN: 0385509510 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 15 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: The Dante Club : A Novel by Matthew Pearl ISBN: 0375505296 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson ISBN: 0767908171 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 06 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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