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My #weekendreads this weekend
@rachelsbrittain

“History is a merciless judge. It lays bare our tragic blunders and foolish missteps and exposes our most intimate secrets, wielding the power of hindsight like an arrogant detective who seems to know the end of the mystery from the outset.”
#July2024

Absolutely gripping. Nearly un-put-down-able even, my reading fueled by rage and frustration…and the prevailing hope for some sliver of justice.

I‘m sorry I didn‘t read it sooner. And I have now put the rest of Grann‘s works on my TBR.

This felt more like a thriller than a non-fiction. They say reality is stranger than fiction and I wholeheartedly agree.

Blood Cries Out, indeed.

I wanted to read this one before watching the movie and it didn‘t disappoint. The audio was fantastic and even though it‘s non-fiction, the story is so disturbing you could almost believe it was fiction. It‘s infuriating how the Osage and other tribes were treated during this time period and even more frustrating, those who were responsible for the crimes, I don‘t feel they received a just punishment.

On May 11, 2024 Lily Gladstone received her Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts.

#ThinkPositiveBePositive.

#killersoftheflowermoonreviewedbyanncrystal

My library hold came in finally 🙌 the foreword was so powerful and has me so ready to learn about this history.

What I'm reading for a mystery reading weekend event. It's been on my tbr list, so I'll be taking a break from wicked. Anyone else do weekend type reading events?

#wondrouswednesday Thanks for the tag, @Eggs

I. It's not springtime without pet shedding 😅

II. Killer of the Flower Moon

III. @wildalaskabibliophile will be driving to Anchorage for a weekend that includes a Beard 🧔, Bacon 🥓 and Beer 🍻 festival, a bazaar supporting a local LGBT 🌈nonprofit, hopefully some good sushi/ramen 🍣, and some “big city“ shopping 😋

#nfindigenousppl #springskies @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

A dark chapter of American history that is essential reading. Interestingly, this is not a chapter that we tried to bury; in fact, Hoover used it as a launching platform for the FBI. No, instead of being buried, everyone just shrugged it off after the case was solved and moved on with their lives. But the Osage did not just move on, and their input adds so many layers to Grann's investigation. I hope to see the movie soon.

Very engrossing story of the Osage tribe in Oklahoma and how many were killed to get their oil wealth. Very shocking and something I never had heard about. This is a great nonfiction book and an only partially resolved mystery. Will see film eventually.

This was an interesting story about something I‘d never heard of: the reign of terror on the Osage in the early 1900‘s. It‘s amazing how much we don‘t know about the horrible tragedies against native Americans. It was much more textbook/documentary than I generally like, but interesting enough I kept reading it.

#LitsyLove now in the hands of USPS ~ tagged book is @TieDyeDude current read & one I have read

As a whole it is good, exposing the heinous crimes against the Osage, the men who searched for justice. Note about the audio: it is split into 3 parts w/ 3 narrators, the first of which was a bit kindergarten teacher, & did not feel like it fit.

I am starting this true story without seeing the film yet. I liked the author‘s Lost City of Z.

I don‘t read true crime, but the way this book was set up I wasn‘t lost in the details and there were lots. It was extremely interesting and I had no idea about this history, although horribly not surprising. I hope others get justice too. I would suggest reading the book before watching the movie. It‘s easier to follow when you actually know all the details. I liked the movie, although it was very long and as usual they changed some things.

This was an interesting and informative book about a piece of history I didn't know much about. Off to watch the movie! 🍿

Gladstone will receive an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts 👏🤩👍.

Nine nominations...zero take homes, yet there was still a wonderful win (as in a winning performance) for this film at the 2024 Oscars: the Scott George and the Osage Singers Perform 'Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)'

Wow, Beautiful 👏🤩👍.

As usual, it's difficult for me to pick just 3, but here are 3 of my favorite non-fiction books:

1. Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
2. The Woman They Could Not Silence by Kate Moore
3. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

#ItTakesAllKinds Day 6: #TrueCrime that I hope to get into soonest especially after watching the movie on Apple TV.

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Lily Gladstone.

This book was remarkably fascinating. I love picking up a book with no preamble… to find that I‘m hooked early on.

It‘s nonfiction

Multiple mysteries, coverups, murder.

I‘d read more.

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3.75⭐️ I really liked the book. I really liked the first two parts of the book, but am kinda ho-hum about the final part. I did a combo read with the audiobook and it very likely coloured how I felt about the book. Found it very interesting. #2024 #nonfiction #indigenious #truestory #truecrime

I am embarrassed to say that I bought this book when it first came out and never got around to reading it until now, having viewed the film adaptation of this a week ago. What an incredible story! I actually preferred the way the book was set up, as it allowed me to better understand all the characters and the conspiracy itself. David Grann is a master storyteller, and has the ability to discuss history in a way that keeps the pages turning.

True crime. Interesting, sad story of Osage history. Beginning of FBI. Hard to keep my attention though as it went into a lot of details into side stories, such as investigators' lives.

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#NewYearNewBooks

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

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My #jolabokaflod package from @TheKidUpstairs. Sorry for the late post.

Thanks for Maleficent Book Dragon for hosting.

@WildAlaskaBibliophile and I do our own #jolabokaflod exchange each year. Her gifts are on the left, mine on the right. Merry Christmas to those who celebrate 📯🎄🎀

A few years ago my book club picked this and I thought the first few pages were boring and didn‘t read it. Then last month my new book club picked it and i decided to try again. It‘s fine.

First time watched the movie first and the read the movie because feeling that some stories were untold and some details were not clear in the movie. Then, indeed the book makes the story full but is heavier than the movie.
Grateful to know the history although it saddened me.

Shocking to know that this happened and I don't remember ever hearing about it. Informative and heartbreaking.

Incredible, the movie did a disservice to Anna

Phew!!! What a brilliantly researched, tragic tale of abuse of power, murder and deceit. I watched the movie and also read the book, and each has done such a fantastic job. The movie picks the central story and doesn‘t deviate from the script but the book gives so much more context, the before and after, delving into all other lives. Phenomenal research and writing. This is a story that is devastating & will stay with me for a long long time.

This is the heartbreaking true crime account of the widespread, brutal murder of wealthy Osage tribe members for their head rights.

An incredible, and sad account of how the Osage Native Americans were systematically murdered for their oil money in Oklahoma- after being evicted from their homes in Kansas, Nebraska, & Arkansas.
#AmericanIndianHeritageMonth

I listened to the book and then saw the movie. The movie was extremely well done, but a slow long three hours.
#TheBookWasBetterThanTheMovie

I‘d been meaning to finish this by the time the movie came out but unfortunately couldn‘t line up my reading just right! Nevertheless, reading this now & finding it so interesting! Plus, peep the amazing bookmark that‘s *just* right for this book!

Very well written book. The first section is a little slow but it provides the background for the rest of this story. Hard to stomach this story and it really left me with a lot of questions.

This is a really well done true crime story. I‘m curious about the movie. Has anyone gone to see it yet? #scarathlonphotochallenge #kill #blackcatcrew

Even if the style and writing of this nonfiction book is so-so, the story behind it is gripping. Grann investigates the Osage Indian Murders at their height in 1920s northern Oklahoma, where the Osage have become the rich owners of mineral rights in a land that has just struck an oil boom. Human vultures soon come to prey upon this new wealth, introducing an onslaught of corruption and killing gone unpunished due to their victims being non-white.

Watches for today for #Scarathlon Team #HHC

Enjoyed Killers of the Flower Moon in the theater, and watched 2 more episodes of Bodies-not sure I‘m going to finish, it became dull.

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This was good and historically educational. I did not know about these murders in the Osage tribe. Glad I had a chance to listen to the audiobook before watching the movie. Crazy the audiobook already has movie images on the cover in my library app.

We are watching this movie today 🎥 Has anyone seen it yet??

https://youtu.be/1oZUCkJEuvo

The normalized, widespread, and systematic murder of the Osage for their oil rights by a significant proportion of the white community of Osage County, Oklahoma is yet another awful chapter in American history. This book is chilling and well-written. I hope the movie captures the dread.

Maybe reading this just now wasn‘t the best idea as I am feeling overwhelmed at how evil people can be. I plan to see the movie, but am wondering how 2 hours can do justice to this complicated story. By-the-way, the book is very good!

🛢️🦬Prepping for the Scorsese picture.