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Skating in just under the wire with my #AAM selection. What a fabulous read! Thank you so much to all the Littens who recommended it! I bought a physical copy of it around the time it was first published, but had no patience for nonfiction back then & didn‘t make it very far into the story. I‘ve always meant to go back to it, & I‘m so glad I finally did! This was informative & exciting, it won‘t be my last Eric Larson. #Booked2023 #AboutAMonster

I finished this today for #authoramonth @Soubhiville

Got some reading for #authoramonth on the plane, this book has me gasping every other page, so many connections! I‘m loving it!

The 1893 World Fair in Chicago sounds amazing and I would have loved to have visited the White City! The devil, on the other hand, was an atrocious mass serial killer who fooled just about everyone. How could I have not known about either? What an incredible book to fill a huge gap in knowledge of American history and to make it infinitely interesting. I‘m so glad I finally had a reason to finally read Erik Larson! #authoramonth

IN CHICAGO AT THE END of the nineteenth century amid the smoke of industry and the clatter of trains there lived two men, both handsome, both blue-eyed, and both unusually adept at their chosen skills. #FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

For anyone doing #authoramonth #99pkindledeal

repost for @Soubhiville:

Happy May! Time to pull out our Erik Larson books for #AuthorAMonth. What are you planning to read?

#AuthorAMonth is a no-pressure, no-commitment Litsy challenge. The goal is to celebrate the works of a particular author each month. Authors were chosen through polls by Litsy participants. Read as many as you like, skip months when needed, it's entirely up to you!

Starting my #authoramonth selection for May! @Soubhiville

Who can imagine working in a place with these amenities…in the 1880s (not a typo)!?!

On my shelf forever now, I‘m so glad Erik Larson is our #authoramonth for May. It‘s pretty long so I‘m getting a head start on it now. If I‘m lucky I‘ll be able to fit in the second book by him I own.

Felt like reading two different books at once.

#TemptingTitles
#WithMagic
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

The only #TrueCrime book I own 😬

#MarchMagic 💚💰🌈🍀

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

I‘m not really a #TrueCrime fan, but this is on that‘s been on my TBR for ages. #MarchMagic @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I came for the murder mystery/ true crime element but I found myself far more interested in the history and story of the architecture. I don‘t know why I waited so long to read this.

I was looking forward to this book but was a little disappointed. I felt the book was more about the development of the World‘sFair and not as much about H. H. Holmes(which is why I bought it). I found his chapters interesting and wanting more, but VERY short. Learned some neat historical facts, so was not a complete loss.

I can see myself on the top of Ferris's wheel right now! I found this book to be fascinating; I never knew so much went into a world's fair, and what they had to do in the 1800s and what they had to endure is beyond staggering. Larson is a masterful storyteller with intense research to support his story. Larson does take some liberties with Holmes's story, but his theories make sense with all of the research he gathered.

My most recent audio… this was so good, and when I googled to look up some pictures, it looks like Scorsese making a movie with Keanu Reeves and Leonardo DiCaprio. I can‘t wait… I bet it will be so good! Psychotic murderer loose along with history of the construction of the Chicago World‘s Fair.

(April review)⭐⭐⭐⭐
This book is not an easy read if you go in blind. The first few chapters were unbearable. I was not gonna give up so decided to do some research on the side to have a better understanding of what I was reading about. Well I went down the rabbit hole of "unrelated" topics..Tartarians, Rewriting of History, conspiracy theories... And more by the end I was in love, is not for everyone but i would recommend it.

This NF account proves that the most insidious evil is perpetrated by real people…

#Evil #OminousOctober @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This is my favorite work by Larson to this point. You have the wonder of the World‘s Fair and everything that went into planning for the event contrasted by the evil deeds of H.H. Holmes who left so many unfortunate victims in his wake.

#scarathlondailyprompt #victim #scarathlon #teammonstermash @StayCurious

My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/BObPm0FZDKA

Enjoy!

#Death #IndelibleMoments @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I love watching true crime shows but I‘m not a big true crime reader 😬 This was the only true crime book I found in my library.

#TrueCrime 🩸#ArtfulAugust 🖌🖼🎨

#BookNerd 💙📚🤓

Two of my favorite #truecrime stories - the devil one is chilling 🥶🫣😱

#artfulaugust @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

From Book Riot

Well, this ought to be interesting! Wonder who will play Holmes? I may have to pull this out for a reread. It was sooo good!!

Loved it! The main story is the building of the Chicago World‘s Fair along with the story of the serial killer H H Homes in the backdrop. Both stories fascinating. Very fun and approachable read.

Loved the dualing timelines of this story and the realism and the chillingness of the writing.

An excellent historical fiction novel that is now being made into a TV show..... maybe with Keanu Reeves. Uhm yes please. 😏

#letterD #alphebetgame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#alphabetgame #letterD

Still in the number one spot- five ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What‘s your D @DarkMina @robinb @CrowCAH @CoffeeNBooks 😉

#BookCoverChallenge
Day 263.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

Incredible having a book club discussion with author Erik Larson (writer of Devil in the White City & many more) hosted by Sharon McMahon (@sharonsaysso). Amazing!

Clearly, Larson throughly researched this book. He provides a clear contrast between the last years of the 19th century, the world‘s fair, and this serial killer.

Overall, not my cup of tea as I did think it got bogged down with details at times. But worth reading.

#bookspin

#Fair 🍿🥜 #SavvySettings 💚🍀

#BookNerd 🤓💙📚

The White City is the Columbian Exposition designed by leading Gilded Age architects for the 1893 World''s #Fair in Chicago. The Devil is Dr. Henry H. Holmes, who designs a nearby hotel with a dissection table, a gas chamber, and a crematorium. Yikes! These true stories are woven into Larson's best. Pic of Holmes Medical Museum above The Book Exchange in Foley, AL is NOT about the same man. #SavvySettings @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

This is my 2nd book by Larson and I will completely read anything by him. His ability to write a compelling narrative laced with well researched history is magnificent.

I would have loved to seen the Chicago World Fair. It sounded like such a visual feast. I quite enjoyed reading about how it came about. The other side of the story, was chilling to know a man like Holmes stalked the world.

I started this for #scarathlon last month, and am only now finishing it. So interesting! Larson is as great as expected at bringing this rather complicated time in Chicago history to life. It‘s been on my TBR for a while, and I‘m glad I finally went for it! H. H. Holmes is as creepy as thought he might be 🔪 and now I want to do some touristing and see what‘s left from the Chicago World Fair 🏨🏛

#ScarathonPhotoChallenge @Linsy
#TrueCrime

Book haul🎉 did you know Amazon has stores that are called Amazon 4 star??? They have amazing deals regardless (like buy 2 get 1 50% off) but if you‘re a prime member it‘s an extra 30% off. I was V excited this am, also finally picked up devil in the white city which I‘ve heard rave reviews on

Elisabeth, I realized yesterday when I walked by it that I never took that photo I promised you. So here it is! This historical marker sits outside of my local Acme grocery store. 😱

Murders, motives and madness surrounded the 1893 Worlds Fair in Chicago. The eponymous “devil” (H. H. Holmes) was a cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death.
#manipulates #maycharacters @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Current audiobook. Some true crime this morning.

I finally finished! This one has been a slow burn for me - a few chapters every night all month for #lmpbc

Some parts about the fair went on too long but the content was fantastic and so often I couldn‘t believe it was real. I need a full book on H.H. Holmes now! A great pick!

And luckily this gives me a THIRD bingo for #bookspinbingo this month!

I‘ll be mailing this out this weekend @Bookishlie

This was really interesting and I loved reading more about Chicago‘s history. Some of the planning of the World‘s Fair was a bit boring but the chapters about Holmes and his activities were...disturbing and hard to put down. Overall this was a really good read.

“How easy it was to disappear: A thousand trains a day entered or left Chicago.”

#firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl

Committing to this as my “before bed book” to get it done for #lmpbc

I have to get through this and A Tale of Two Cities for read-alongs and I‘m hoping to get through an additional 3 before the end of the month.

Here‘s hoping my work load allows 🤞🏻😬

Great read, especially if you‘re interested in learning more about Chicago history and architecture. The dichotomy of one man‘s life committed to building and another‘s to destroying was powerful.

I did it! I finished another book in 2020! Before the stroke of midnight. This book was interesting and the author does a great job of ensuring the reader stays enticed in the story by leaving little clues as to what will happen next. Overall an enjoyable read. I'll be mailing this on Saturday. #LMPBC #TrueCrime.

My day after Christmas thrift shopping #bookhaul.