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Cinfhen
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#chiTownDevil I find I‘m mesmerized by Larson‘s writing. He‘s the best combination of storyteller & historian. I feel much more captivated by the chapters dealing with H.H. Holmes but the building/planning of the fair is actually stupendous. What a time to be alive! Every page mentions another prominent figure which is incredibly fascinating to me. ( Disney, Helen Keller, Susan B. Anthony, Frank L. Baum) How are my buddy -readers enjoying???

BarbaraBB You make me wanna read this book immediately even though you‘ve not even finished it! (edited) 6y
GlassAsDiamonds I know what you mean! I loved this one which sounds odd when I try to recommend it (“Well, it‘s about a serial killer, only it‘s not really, and the Worlds Fair .... look, just read it, okay?!?” 😂🤦🏻‍♀️😊🤦🏻‍♀️). 6y
Cinfhen Yes, exactly like that @GlassAsDiamonds ❣️❣️❣️what's new with u??? 6y
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Cinfhen If you enjoy architecture and serial killers and world history this book is a MUST READ @BarbaraBB 6y
KathyWheeler One of my favorite nonfiction books ever. I picked it up for the serial killer part of the story but found myself fascinated by the architecture part as well. 6y
GatheringBooks i haven‘t starteeeeed yeeeet 😭😭😭😭will find my copy asap!! 6y
BarbaraBB I love all of the above! Stacked! 6y
TracyReadsBooks Love this book!!! Hollywood has been circling around making it into a movie for the longest time. According to reports out last year, an adaptation is in the works with Leonardo DiCaprio to star and Martin Scorsese to direct. Fingers crossed—the story certainly is great source material for a movie! 6y
Mdargusch I‘m glad you find it as fascinating as I Did! 6y
Pamwurtzler I‘m liking the chapters about Holmes better too - the fair building is kind of dragging for me. 6y
emilyhaldi Yes he's such an amazing writer!! 6y
scowler1 Have you all read Issac's Storm? Brilliant and very appropriate considering the devastation in Puerto Rico and the East Coast. 6y
Cinfhen Oh that casting WOULD be AWESOME @TracyReadsBooks 🙌🏻❣️❣️❣️ 6y
Cinfhen No @scowler1 but it‘s high up on my MUST buy/find/borrow list 6y
Cinfhen No rush @GatheringBooks it‘s a very dense read...you need to be in the right headspace and not feel rushed to read it. 6y
Melissa_J I‘m about 100 pages in and agree that the Holmes storyline is the more compelling one. I had no idea that he existed! 6y
Centique On my TBR! I‘ve been helping my 87yo dad find books and he LOVED Erik Larson‘s ‘Dead Wake‘ and is currently enjoying ‘Isaacs Storm‘. I think this one might be more my style than his though - his books need to include boats/planes/mountains/wilderness/storms/war. 😂😂😂 6y
Cinfhen Yay for your dad!!! I think he would LOVE this book and this title as well @Centique (edited) 6y
Centique @Cinfhen that is a great idea thank you! (For some reason I didn‘t get a Litsy alert that you tagged me, but I was catching up and saw it!🤞😁) 6y
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Was feeling mopey so got in the car & drove to my #HappyPlace 🏖 This book is a great distraction, loving it so far @Meredith3 @Pamwurtzler @Melissa_J @GatheringBooks I could totally see this as a miniseries #ChiTownDevil

BookNerd9906 Yay! Good for you. 6y
Cathythoughts Your happy place is beautiful.. I hope you pick up 😘 6y
Cinfhen Thanks @BookNerd9906 I say #YOLO #LaundryCanWait and we can #OrderIn 😘😘😘😘 6y
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Cinfhen I needed to remember why I live 6000 miles away from the rest of my family @Cathythoughts while weather and beach is NOT the BEST reason it certainly is a nice perk 💕💕💕 (edited) 6y
TrishB Enjoy 💕 that‘s pretty much my life tag- laundry can wait and we always order in!! 6y
LauraBeth Well that view would perk me up too! When is the next time your family will all be together again? 6y
Cinfhen #GreatMinds @TrishB IDK @LauraBeth which is why I'm extra sad 😭 my son who!s been living in NY signed a lease in LA and he'll be out West starting Oct 4 😪😪😪so now we are really scattered 6y
LauraBeth @Cinfhen 😢😢 You‘re just going to have to make some plans to visit LA soon 🌞🌞I hate that you have such a geographical distance between your kids.Take comfort in knowing that you raised them well 😘 6y
Reviewsbylola I hope it did the trick! ♥️ 6y
Mdargusch It is hard to have family scattered! I hope that blue water perks you up! 6y
Cinfhen Thanks so much @LauraBeth 😘😘😘 @Reviewsbylola @Mdargusch I know you both feel the distance from @AnnieD but I am grateful that my kids are independent, responsible and capable (Thank God) and when we are together it‘s that much sweeter ❤️ 6y
Kalalalatja You should be proud that ypu raised such bad ass kids who are standing on their own feet and having all kinds of adventures! 👏👏 also, you do you! Relax and mope and ditch the chores and read ❤️ 6y
Cinfhen 😘😘😘😘 @Kalalalatja 6y
Leftcoastzen Beautiful! NY to LA , big change! 6y
Cinfhen I know @Leftcoastzen but he‘s been talking about it for awhile and he‘s super excited! LA suits his personality much better than NY 🤟🏼 6y
Centique What a beautiful place! 😍 I‘m sorry your family are spread far and wide. 💕Wish someone would hurry up and invent teleporting! 6y
Suet624 I‘m so sorry. Whatever happened to the old days when kids lived near their parents? 😁😁 two of my children live 3,000 mikes away and I miss them a ton. So fun when we see each other but always for much too short a time. 6y
Cinfhen Teleporting NEEDS to be a thing @Centique 😂😂and yes, why do kids feel the need to establish wings???? @Suet624 I‘m sorry you live far from your kiddos too 😢😢😢 6y
ElishaLovesBooks @Cinfhen sending lots of love 💕💕 I feel you on all counts! And this book is awesome! 6y
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Hey @Melissa_J @Meredith3 are you guys ready to start this book??? I'm ready to go😈

SilversReviews It is really good...enjoy!! 6y
amywithbooks This is SO GOOD, enjoy!! 6y
Pamwurtzler Oooh May I join you? 6y
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Melissa_J I‘m ready!!! @Pamwurtzler of course you can join us 😊 6y
Meredith3 🤘🏻🖤💀 6y
Cinfhen Yes, of course @Pamwurtzler sooo excited to finally read this book @avgeyer @SilversReviews @Melissa_J @Meredith3 😈#ChiTownDevil 6y
Cinfhen It's super informal, right?!? Just read at our own pace @Pamwurtzler @Melissa_J @Meredith3 6y
Reviewsbylola Oooooh enjoy! This one is so good! 6y
GatheringBooks i‘ve had this for the longest time but haven‘t had a chance to read it yet. have fun!! 6y
Cinfhen Join us @GatheringBooks I just started today 💕it's really good 6y
GatheringBooks @Cinfhen ooooh! am so tempted. is this like a #buddyread? 6y
Cinfhen Very informational @GatheringBooks we are reading at our own pace and sharing observations and random thoughts!! It's soooo good!!! 6y
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