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Book Review of The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness At the Fair That Changed America

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness At the Fair That Changed America
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Helpful Score: 1


I found this book to be a fascinating account of the Chicago World's Fair, and I loved how the author intertwined many famous people throughout the account (Walt Disney, Archduke Ferdinand, Mark Twain, Clarence Darrow to name a few). But the "every other chapter switch" between the Fair's Creators and a serial killer didn't work for me - they seemed too separate to be told in one tale.

3 stars out of 5