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Saturday, August 14, 2010

Tina Phan- The Devil in the White City

When I first looked at the list of books, I wasn't really motivated because the books didn't seem interesting. I was gladly mistaken though. I chose The Devil in the White City because the project for it was different from the usual and the book itself was intriguing. Erik Larson weaved together the history of the Chicago World's Fair and the murders of H.H. Holmes into a story-like novel. I was impressed with how he captured the chaos during the construction of the fair and the awe that followed when it opened. I also enjoyed the subtle humors and how the fair affected things and people that I know today. Overall, it was a well written book and easy to follow.
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Mcapush said...

Alaina Giacobbe
comment on Tina Phan's book

I think it's cool how you are the only person that chose to read this book. I'm suprised also because after reading your comment it sounds like your book was really interesting. I like the fact that it was easy to follow because some of those books like Catch-22 or The Autobiography of Malcom X seemed boring and confusing. I like murder mysteries alot and I don't know anything about the Chicago World's fair so it would be a really fascinating book to read. After reading this comment I may go out and rent this book from the library!

August 15, 2010 at 3:46 PM

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