Litsy

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America | Erik Larson

“I was born with the devil in me. I could not help the fact that I was a murderer, no more than the poet can help the inspiration to sing.”

#Evil #WickedWhispers

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🖤📚 3w

Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🖤💜🖤 3w

SilversReviews A good one!! 3w

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Eggs @SilversReviews Truth! 3w

Ephemera This book is great! Now read Thunderstruck by the same author. 2w

Eggs @Ephemera He really brings history to life! 1w

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OutsmartYourShelf

The Devil in the White City: A Saga of Magic and Murder at the Fair that Changed America | Erik Larson

I'm posting the #BookScavengerHunt prompts in order & today is 'Monochrome'.

Another one on the list but not yet read.

#Flerken #HauntedShelf @puddlejumper #Monochrome

PuddleJumper 🖤🧡🖤 3w

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Teresereading

The Devil in the White City: A Saga of Magic and Murder at the Fair that Changed America | Erik Larson

#wickedwhispers
#devil - I read this for a book a month challenge
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Oh this was so good/so creepy 🫣 3w

Teresereading Yes a ghastly story 3w

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DieAReader

The Devil in the White City: A Saga of Magic and Murder at the Fair that Changed America | Erik Larson

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#Wardens2024 #ReadAway2024 #ReadMyRoom

I found this easier to follow on 🎧audio than physical. Information dense but very interesting. Pictures would have made a wonderful edition📸

I look forward to following this up with a few others from this time period🤓📚

CoverToCoverGirl, Andrew65, AkashaVampie, GHABI4ROSES

CoverToCoverGirl I have that one on one of my shelves somewhere. I really like his writing. He is an amazing non-fiction writer IMO. I really loved

The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

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DieAReader @CoverToCoverGirl I‘ll have to look into more of his books🤓 Thanks! 2mo

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kspenmoll

Fair Weather | Richard Peck

#coverlove #chair #day19 #wheel #day20

I recommend both this wildly different books. 😀 🪑🎡

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 💜 4mo

Eggs Gorgeous! I do enjoy Richard Peck too🎡 4mo

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Chelsea.Poole

The Devil in the White City: A Saga of Magic and Murder at the Fair that Changed America | Erik Larson

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Larson‘s deep dive into Chicago‘s World Fair may not appeal to all readers. This bit of American history is made more appealing (for some) by adding the story of a serial killer operating in and around the city during this time. Though little of Holmes‘s crimes is actually known, his victims are, and they come to life on the page. He was a white man pretending to be a dr. so nobody questioned the many suspicious disappearances in his life.⬇️

Chelsea.Poole All this to say, I enjoyed the sections on the World Fair, “The White City” just as much as the true crime chapters. I do, however, think it was a good strategy to include both to be able to sell more books. Read for book club discussion on Monday at work. 10mo

RamsFan1963 I was also drawn more to the parts about the building of the World's Faire than I was about the serial killer. Probably, because I'm not much of a True Crime buff. 10mo

Ephemera This is an excellent book on both the fair and Holmes. 10mo

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vivastory I remember enjoying the passages about the world fair more than Holmes actual crimes when I read this. Great review! 10mo

TheKidUpstairs I loved this one. Definitely found the World's Fair the more fascinating part, but Holmes provided such interesting contrast. 10mo

Ephemera Larson is an excellent writer. You should read Isaac‘s Storm, about the Galveston hurricane 9mo

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Sinnett_Blue

The Devil in the White City: A Saga of Magic and Murder at the Fair that Changed America | Erik Larson

My book selection - The Devil in the White City 🌬️

Unabridged Bookstore 📚
Chicago, Illinois

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xicanti

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America | Erik Larson

This year‘s pumpkin is weirdly fibrous inside, so I can‘t safely use my usual candle with it. The battery-powered light I grabbed instead shows off the back wall‘s stringy texture, but I‘ve decided I don‘t hate the effect. It‘s kinda creepy.

As is this book, which I‘m revisiting (and very much enjoying) on audio. It‘s a fascinating story and it‘s got me remembering how many good conversations it sparked the first time, when I read it in public.

xicanti #audiocarving 13mo

Lindy 😍well-done! 13mo

xicanti @Lindy thank you! 13mo

BookNAround That is a remarkable pumpkin! 13mo

xicanti @BookNAround thank you! It‘s my go-to pattern. 13mo

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rachelsbrittain

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I'm behind on reviews so let's play catchup!

This historical nonfiction follows the creation of The World‘s Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago in conjuction with the notorious serial killer Dr. H. H. Holmes, who lured young women into his hotel and murdered then in a specially built gas chamber / crematorium. A darkly fascinating read. If you like historical true crime, this one is for you.

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