The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
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Genres: History, Politics & Social Sciences
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genres: History, Politics & Social Sciences
Book Type: Paperback
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Not nearly as good as I had expected.
Both stories - the building of the fair, and the crimes of serial killer H.W. Mudgett - are interesting, but neither tale was fully explored in this book. Condensing the history of each of these remarkable occurrences unfortunately made each story far less compelling. These stories didn't relate as well to each other as I might have liked, and as such I was distracted by the jumping from one tale to the next.
I ended up skimming much of the book and I really didn't enjoy it. It's not the worst book in the universe but I certainly can't see how it received all the positive reviews on here.
Both stories - the building of the fair, and the crimes of serial killer H.W. Mudgett - are interesting, but neither tale was fully explored in this book. Condensing the history of each of these remarkable occurrences unfortunately made each story far less compelling. These stories didn't relate as well to each other as I might have liked, and as such I was distracted by the jumping from one tale to the next.
I ended up skimming much of the book and I really didn't enjoy it. It's not the worst book in the universe but I certainly can't see how it received all the positive reviews on here.
