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I finished my reread of Devil in the White City and still liked it a lot. Now I am reading another meet-up book: The Mysterious Benedict Society. Interesting first chapter. ... src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0609608444.01._SX140_SY225_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg">
I just finished rereading The Devil in the White City, which was very appropriate for Halloween. I love the architecture story, too.
Book Count: 7
First Reads: 4
Rereads: 3
Last year at this ... ... and reads. I'm doing Shakespeare as well & I think I want to read every history book you've listed. I hope you enjoy Devil in the White City - it is one of my favorite non-fiction reads. ... of God by Karen Armstrong
6) Constantine's Sword by James Carroll
7) Civilisation by Kenneth Clark
8) The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
9) The Histories by Tacitus
10) 37. The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson
Wow, I took about a month off there and re-read a book by Carlos Ruiz Zafon instead of reading anything new. And unfortunately it took me awhile to finish this latest book by Erik Larson. 13 to go in about two months...the pressure is ... I am now rereading The Devil in the White City. I thought it would be good with Halloween coming up: sinister mixed in with architecture so I don't get too freaked out. From Carmenere's library I chose The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by, Erik Larson.
Sounds interesting! 30. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
A split narrative is such a neat way to tell history. To tell the story of the great World’s Fair of 1893 and still be able to shine a light of a sick psychopath is rather impressive. Larson is able to convey warmth and the enthusiasm that ... Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Thank you #5, I think it was Cline. I also loved Devil in the White City. Guess what? I'm reading The Devil in the White Cityright now. It took a little while to get into, but I'm really enjoying it - as much for the history of the architects and designers as the mystery. I would definitely put in a plug for The Devil in the White City and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil as well...I just gave them to two of my best friends for their birthdays, and they are loving them. I also really enjoyed No Room for Doubt by Angela Dove, and The Suspicions of Mr. ... 19) The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (nonfiction - popular history) - One of the best pop history books I've read in a long time. Kept me turning pages well into the night. Larson gives a detailed account of the makings of Ch ... More crime than mystery would describe two others that might fit here: The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, and The Lost Painting by Jonathan Harr. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson ; excellent read ... I never really knew I was a "disaster buff" but some of my favorite books were The Johnstown Flood, Isaac's Storm, The Devil in White City,and The Brooklyn Bridge so I definitely qualify.
Thanks for some great ideas! ... Jules Verne
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne Completed 9/10/09
7. Non-Fiction
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson Completed 10/19/09
8. Poetry
The Poetry of R ... ... Malcolm Gladwell
360 Social Services; Associations
362.1 28: Stories of AIDS in Africa - Stephanie Nolen
364.15 The Devil in the White City - Erik Larson
364.152 In Cold Blood - Truman Capote
302 The Necklace
394.1 An Omnivore's Dilemna: A Natural history in 4 Meals*
370 F ... ... like Cod.
*assuming there's only one edition, that's the one read by Scott Brick who I greatly enjoy. He also read The Devil in the White City which I included here for criminology. ...
Connecticut:
Delaware:
Florida:Atomic Lobster Duma Key
Georgia:
Hawaii:Honolulu, Moloka'i
Idaho:
Illinois:Devil in the White City
Indiana:
Iowa:
Kansas:
Kentucky:
Louisiana: Queen of Swords
Maine:
Maryland:Chesapeake
Massachusetts: Lace Reader
Minnesota:
Missis ... ... interested me since I'd just seen a tv show about Krakatoa, but I haven't read it yet.
I keep waiting for you to read The Devil in the White City and find out what you think of it. History, mystery and Chicago -- what could be more perfect for you (unless, of course, it had baseball as ... Thanks Belva - we LTer's can understand the thrill of finding that book we want!
Stasia - I read Larson's Murder in the White City in January and enjoyed it. This one is about a hurricane the topic appeals to me even more than the World's Fair did.
Yes, do try Brookner. She's not exactly ... > 109 bpolsky
My copy of Devil in the White City did include both maps and photos.
Historical accuracy is it? You can't go past Patrick O'Brien, but I see he is already mentioned. I recently started reading Steven Saylor, and he's rather good. Finally, I believe Alan Furst ... I certainly hope Devil in the White City was historically accurate since it's nonfiction. But a lot of people I know have assumed it to be a novel. I'm going to have to read it one of these days. I like it, too, when an author fesses up to what's speculation and what's verified as much as ... Thanks for the welcome, alcottacre! Those sound like good books, too. I know our public library has Devil in the White City.
(Ah, my wishlist is getting out of control! :-) Welcome to the group!
Since you liked Larson's Isaac's Storm, you might try a couple of his other books: Devil in the White City and Thunderstruck. They are both very good. Devil in the White City by Erik Larson ... author can combine real and fictional characters so well, such as Teddy Roosevelt in these, and turn of the century NYC.
Devil In the White City of course, I adored. My husband hated it, and I'm still scratching my head over that one, since we were both art majors. He thought it bogged down ... ... - Quite a Year for Plums by Bailey White
Hawaii - Eyes of the Emperor by Graham Salisbury
Idaho
Illinois - Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky - All the Living by C.E. Morgan
Louisiana - Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Tool ... Here are a few off the top of my head:
Issac's Storm and The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. Two of my favorite books ever, fiction or non-fiction.
Fast Food nation by Eric Schlosser
The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer ... Stasia
I just discovered I do have another Erik Larson book--The Devil in the White City. I really want to read it but but put it on the back burner because I can't figure out where to put it in 999. Maybe I'll just read it anyway. I didn't make the connection because Devil I remember by ... The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. A twofer! The White Devil by John Webster. Great play. Don't forget The Devil in the White City, about the Chicago World's Fair and The Man With the Golden Arm by Nelson Algren, a modern classic, and Theodore Dreiser, who set his books in Chicago. Hmm, like New York, books set in Illinois tend to concentrate on a big city. ... Was You Ought to Thank Me by Nanci Kincaid
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Non-Fiction: The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Non-Fiction: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Fiction: Dark Places by Gi ... I was underwhelmed by Devil in the White City. The two plotlines never did merge well, I felt. It seemd like it would have been a great magazine article. > storeetllr, What is the historical setting and premise of The Cavalier of the Apocalypse ?
> mkait, I too loved The Devil in the White City, also enjoyed Isaac's Storm.
I enjoy Kay too, but thought Tigana was very poor. The main characters are terrorists and I couldn't deal with that. ... ...
I am currently hooked on Erik Larson who is an extraordinary writer. I read
Isaac's Storm and I am in the middle of Devil in the White City. I am really liking it a lot too.. this man can write. I think I will read Brooklyn at some point, but it is not in my immediate future.
I ... ... Erik Larson, who disappointingly has no touchstone. Sad state of affairs. I read Isaac's Storm and am now reading Devil in the White City. I also have 2 Luis Alberto Urrea's on the stack. I fell in love with his writing after The Hummingbird's Daughter. They are fiction, but ... 52. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Nonfiction. This was a hugely entertaining book. I enjoyed it immensely. I read for two reasons (of equal importance): for information; for a good story. This book was both, in spades. The book chronicles the creation of the Chicago World's Fair ... Mckait - Devil in the White City is FANTASTIC!! Don't be thrown off by the chapters on Holmes - they're incredibly intriguing without being disgusting or gory. And the story of the Columbian Exposition was fascinating. I first read this book for one of my college courses, and not even the ... ... my favorite reads for this year... and will be a keeper for me.
jdloue.... holy shite!!! I just read the cover flaps of White City~
torture and a crematorium? eep! onward though.. I loved Issac's Storm, and you and mark said it was good ( I think it was mark) so... I have a few pages left of The Myrtles Plantation, and then will move on to
The Devil in the White City, because Jude made me want to :) mckait Devil in the White City has some great Chicago historical facts. and it is spoooky. oh Kath
The Devil in the White City is devil-ishly good..creepy..scary
Diary of Ellen Rimbauer..i only know from the movie/DVD
Alice Hoffman is one of my favorite writers
all in all..a good haul for you
;-) oh Kath
The Devil in the White City is devil-ishly good..creepy..scary
Diary of Ellen Rimbauer..i only know from the movie/DVD
Alice Hoffman is one of my favorite writers
all in all..a good haul for you
;-)
The Devil in the White City… by Erik Larson
Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
As Much Time as it Takes: A Guide for the Bereaved, Their Family And Friends by Martin J. Keogh
Now It's My Turn: A Daughter's Chronicle of Political Life by Mary Cheney
The Diary of Ellen Rimbau ... Audio x 2
1 Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog 1.11 (com)
2 The Devil in the White City 1.21 (com)
3 The Titan's Curse 2.4 (com)
4 Me Talk Pretty One Day 2.13 (com)
5 Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business 3.23 (com)
6 A Crooked Kind of Perfect (com)
7 E ... I'll be looking for your reviews of The Merry Heart, Devil in the White City, and The Roman Hat Mystery--I have the first two on my 999 TBR list and I have another Ellery Queen, The Player on the Other Side, on my 999 list. (I chose that one because I found a good used hardbound copy for 25 ... ... in Crispin's inimitable style. Published in 1946, some interesting comments about Hitler and the recent world war.
(3) The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson.
Normally I wouldn't have read this, but my guy brought it back from the US with him last month and he liked it a lot. It ... I also recommend Devil in the White City. Very engrossing read. Based on that novel I purchased Thunderstruck, but of course it will be on the Tipping Tower of Tomes for awhile. Plan on getting Issac's Storm now that you've mentioned it. Love, hurricane/stormy stories.
I hope you like O' ... >Hey, Kath- Glad you enjoyed Issac's Storm! You should try Devil in the White City next. It's incredible. Sorry, about the big vet bill, I guess it goes along with pet ownership. We have 2 dogs, 1 big, 1 little, a lab and a cocker mix. It's thundering outside, not a good way to start the day! H ... 31. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Slow going during the construction period of the fair but picks up momentum as it nears opening day... The chapters on Mudgett/Holmes are interesting throughout... Versions of The Devil in the White City:
http://www.librarything.com/work/12491 (main work, where the touchstone above goes to)
http://www.librarything.com/work/8066945
http://www.librarything.com/work/8339402
http://www.librarything.com/work/7854541
Hi, all.
I'm giving away an autographed copy of The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson on my blog, archthinking. Open until June 12 to US & Canada. ... by Susanna Clark because I have the trade paperback version and I commute to work by bus and subway and it's too hefty: The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson because I don't like the typeface...
Mostly I seem to be shying away from the really big books on my TBR - David Copperfie ... ... liked the way he showed different perspectives. I think I was actually influenced more by two other books on that, though: Devil and the White City, which intercut two stories, and kept me wanting to go back to the other, and As I Lay Dying, which really took the POVs thing to the limit, with ... ... by Eric Larson is one of my 999 Challenge histories, and I originally bought my copy because I very much enjoyed Devil in the White City and Isaac’s Storm by Larson. He manages to interweave two seemingly non-related series of incidents into a picture of a time, an event, and ... The Devil in the White City is added to the list. either way, i'm reading it. thanks!
Ragtime sounds fascinating. i've never even heard of it... thanks for the recommendation omaca! (you really have jumped in to LT!)
i'm hoping that he gets something out of it. i wasn't around to guide ... The Devil in the White CityReader friendly with interesting history. The Devil in the White City sounds pretty interesting, I'll have to look it up next time I'm at the library. It's so bizarre how many books I've added to the list/read this year already that were not "my genre" until I joined this group on LT...! So crazy.... and so many more books to read!!! The Devil in the White City sounds very interesting. You ARE lucky to have read three 5 star books in a row! I've read some good books this month but not a 5 star in the bunch. #14 The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Awesome! Brilliant! Totally absorbing. Who would have thought so much was involved in the creation of the 1893 World's Fair held in Chicago? Who would have guessed that so many innovative items, such as the ferris wheel, the Pledge of Allegiance ... ... Allan Poe to write a story about it: The Mystery of Marie Roget. The blurb said it was a mix between The Alienist and The Devil in the White City - two of my favorites.
Samurai: The Code of the Warrior by Thomas Louis, Non-Fiction, Reference, BJs Warehouse
An interesting little book ... ... didn't grab me. (And the cover is awful, but that doesn't seem like a great reason. :)
If you said bad things about Devil in the White City, I'll probably agree with those readers! (Your site is blocked on my work computer.) But there are plenty of opinions to go around, aren't there? #248/249: Stasia is blushing :)
#248: Lynda, do move The Devil and the White City up on your TBR stack! It is worth the read, IMO. I am a bit biased, though - Erik Larson is one of my favorite nonfiction writers. ... you've begun Take 4 and after only 24 days you've got 247 posts! I'd say you've got what they call magnetism!
I've had The Devil and the White City on my TBR for quite along time now. You're discussion of it reminds me to move it up on the list a bit. I found The Devil and the White City interesting for the history of the Fair, particularly the story of the Ferris Wheel, and well as the amazing tale of the "Devil". #238: I didn't like Devil in the White City either. Got it from the library a few years ago because the summary on the back sounded interesting. Never finished it, neither did my mom. We both gave it a try, but it was too boring in the end. Maybe I was just too young to enjoy it, though I doubt ... #231/233
I finished Devil in the White City earlier this year for a history class and I was amazed at the way Erik Larson was able to bring Chicago and it's people to life. He knows how to draw the reader into the story quite well. #231: Carolyn, The Devil in the White City is a terrific book. Erik Larson is one of my favorite nonfiction writers. I hope you enjoy the book when you get a chance to read it.
I have not read In This House of Brede, so let me know if you would like to read it together.
I hope you ... Stasia
Great list of books you bought. I have In this House of Brede and The Devil in the White City on my 2009 list of books to read.
Manila Espionage sounds like a book I would really like. My Dad was involved in the Philippine Islands during most of the war. I hope I can get my ... ... Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham
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Time After Time by Allen Appel
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
A Rumour of War by Philip Caputo
By the Sword by F. Paul Wilson
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The ... About to start Devil in the White City by Erik Larson after finishing a collection of Eudora Welty's novels. Am finishing A Thousand Splendid Suns on audio. ... City of Z by David Grann - I love narrative histories. One of my favorite authors is Erik Larson (Thunderstruck, Devil in the White City). Unfortunately, good narrative history is scarce as hen's teeth! Well, David Grann has done it. The Lost City of Z reads like an adventure novel. Gr ... Devil in the White City by Erik Larson I don't think you'll regret it, detailmuse. I want to read it again (as I did In Cold Blood and will do with Devil in the White City).
#110 Sounds wonderful. I love Allende! Putting Sound of Building Coffins on my TBR list straight away! I made a misstatement. There are actually three, and the other two are In Cold Blood and Devil in the White City.
ETA A Moveable Feast, though I don't think it's considered completely nonfiction. #39 - I thought Devil in the White City was even better than Thunderstruck, so you might consider moving it up the mountain. :-)
Enjoy! #39 - The Good Earth is one of my favorite books so I second that. Devil in the White City is on my TBR list so I can't wait to hear what you think. ... on any of these to help me decide how far to the top of my TBR pile I should place them.)
Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson - I read Thunderstruck last year and enjoyed it. A friend recommended this one to me.
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
Cov ... ... and I really identified with the main character. (Although obviously I am not so depraved.) This book reminded me some of Devil in the White City which I read a few years ago, both of them being about a murderer, but also involving knowledge from various other fields (perfume-making and the ... 5/50: The Devil in the White City, Erik Larson
The one thing that I would change about this book is the organization. Larson is telling two stories: the story of the men who made the fair possible and the story of the serial killer in their midst. However, those two stories are never ... I also recently read Thunderstruck and thought it was well done. I understand from others that Devil in the White City is even better.
It is a really interesting time in history - turn of the 20th century. Any other suggestions for this time period are very welcome. Linda
This sounds like a good book. Is this the same author who also wrote Devil in the White City.
And, I haven't heard of the Crippen murder case, so now I'm very interested not only in reading Thunderstruck, but will do a google search to learn more about this nasty little wife killer.
... page. You're right, i do have fairly ecclectic reading tastes. This place has only expanded that proclivity.
I have Devil in the White City on my shelves unread, as I enjoy true crime a great deal. I have been meaning to get to it for some time. I usually read a stretch of true crime ... ... but am finding is not in the slightest overrated.
10: Thunderstruck is now on my ever expanding TBR... I really loved Devil in the White City 7. Erik Larson's historical account of the Chicago world's fair (reads like a good novel) Devil in the White City ... I've brought home:
Only Revolutions by Mark Z. Danielewski
The Planets by Dava Sobel
Pillage by Obert Skye
and The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson ... I've brought home:
Only Revolutions by Mark Z. Danielewski
The Planets by Dava Sobel
Pillage by Obert Skye
and The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Finished The White City by Erik Larson late last night. It was an amazing book. The architectural terms and engineering terms threw me a bit in the middle as the World's Fair was build, but they were in integral part of the setting. I'll write more of a review after I finish my history ... The Pale Blue Eye, by Louis Bayard
The Pale Horse, by Agatha Christie
The Devil's Horse, by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
The Devil in the White City, by Erik Larson
City of Dreams, by Beverly Swerling ... thorough thoughts on my thread.) I'm still working on Feet of Clay, and I've started Confederates in the Attic and The Devil in the White City. ... medieval
Katherine War of the roses
The Book Theif WWII
Night Soldier WWII
The Whiskey Rebels colonial US
Devil In The White City turn of the 20th century Chicago
Conspiracy of Paper 18th century England
Etta turn of the 20th century US
Dreamers of the Day post-WWI
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, about murder and architecture and chi-town. so far so good, but not very romantic reading... Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, about murder and architecture and chi-town. so far so good, but not very romantic reading... I looked at the books I have tagged for the 1880s, 1890s, and 1900s and found very little. The Devil in the White City, The Populist Moment and Death in the Haymarket are the only ones I have that might be available and of wide interest. Any suggestions on this era would be welcome.
... Nance
The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer
A Pirate of Exquisite Mind by Diana Preston and Michael Preston
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Lincoln by David Herbert Donald
Balkan Ghosts by Robert D. ... I went back through my current book journal that begins in June 2005, and pulled out my memorable reads from then-2007. Here they are in the order in which I read them:
2005:
Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz
The Africa House by Christina Lamb
Bury Me Standi ... I placed an order for 4 more books today so I'm adding them to my currently reading list. I'm making my way slowly through Devil in the White City. It is holding my interest, and showing me the past to a city I live practically next door to that I never knew. However, it is for a class so I'm ... #332 - I used to hate nonfiction but now I'm much more of a fan. I like dramatic history nonfiction (1776, Devil in the White City) and I love well written biographies and autobiographies. What is the What is neat though because it's essentially a biography, but the author decided to write ... ... I have read in some time. As an added bonus, I now understand the origins of the phrase "getting laid." I've also enjoyed The Devil in the White City but hadn't run across Forever Open, Clear and Free so I hope you will post a review of it. Started reading Devil in the White City today for my History class. I'm only a little ways in, but I am already quite happy with how it is holding my attention. The author's description of Chicago in the late 1800's is amazing. ... whine so much, has led me to books I've enjoyed, including The Magic of Ordinary Days, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Devil in the White City, and the book I'm reading currently, Three Cups of Tea.
The other thing is that discussing books in that forum does make me think more about ... ... s
The Abhorsen Trilogy by Garth Nix
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the Enchanted Forest Chronicles by Patricia Wrede
Too Many Magicians, Murder and Magic, Lord Darcy Investigates and Ten Little Wizards by Randall Garrett
Godstalk, Dark of the Moon, Seeker’s Mask, to Ride a Rathorn by P. C. H ... ... the welcomes.
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I live in suburban New Orleans, but I'd move to the city if I could afford to.
Loved Devil in the White City. I liked the Columbian Exposition parts the best. The work that went into that. I think I'll be seeking out a book or two about Frederick Law Olms ... Welcome, ciridan! I notice you have a lot of books tagged "New Orleans". Are you a resident?
ETA: Did you enjoy Devil in the White City? I thought it was fantastic! What is Vanishing Point? Did you enjoy it? ... few days of class, I can already tell that Texas love Texas. (Too bad I'm originally from Missouri I guess.)
Still have The Devil in the White City going in the car and The Titan's Curse going on the IPod at the gym. The Devil in White City by Erik Larson
Black Notice by Patricial Cornwell
Lily White by Susan Isaacs
Black Rose by Nora Roberts
White Fang by Jack London ... read as I would like, but I always have a book or two with me in case a I catch a few free moments.
Late in 2008, I read The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson and Vanishing Point: A Novel by David Markson. Together they reminded me I wanted to read more about the James family. You ... If you haven't already read it, Devil in the White City is a fantastic book about the Chicago's World Fair.
An Instance of the Fingerpost is good -- don't let its size intimidate you; it's a fast read. ... school isn't nearly as much fun as reading for fun..
Currently have The History of Texas Music going for school, and The Devil in the White City going in the car, and The Titan's Curse going on the IPod at the gym. If you enjoyed Devil in the White City by Larson, you might try Isaac's Storm by the same author, about the 1900 hurricane which leveled Galveston, but led to the solid establishment of the National Weather Service. I have Larson's Thunderstruck on my TBR for the year. ... and it's due back next at the library, so it's my next book to read.
And going in the car on audio I have the not YA The Devil in the White City ... Ayres
Yes Man by Danny Wallace
A Spy by Nature by Charles Cumming
The Water's Lovely by Ruth Rendell
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
I read Twilight (loved it) and am in the middle of The Hour I First Believed, which is really good so far. Wally Lamb is an ... ... Larry's Party. One reason I liked it is part of it covered my growing-up era. Another, Shields' writing style.
(3) The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson.
Normally I wouldn't have read this, but my guy brought it back from the US with him last month and he liked it a lot. It ... ... Full Moon by Jim Butcher
8. The Coffee Trader: A Novel by David Liss
9. Grave Peril by Jim Butcher
10. Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
11. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
12. Lady Susan by Jane Austen
13. Sandition by Jane Austen finished ... ...
63. The Silver Chair by CS Lewis - B
64. The Last Battle by CS Lewis - B
65. The Awakening by Kate Chopin - A
66. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson - A
67. A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin - B
68. The First Men in the Moon by HG Wells - B+
69. The Cask of Amontad ... ... Hears the Mermaids Singing presently...we'll see how that goes.
I have been enjoying narrative non-fiction lately, like Devil in the White City, or basically any book by Tracy Kidder. Suggestions would be welcome :) ... books on writing, for research, for ideas (mostly biographies and history), and for fun (books that read like novels, i.e., Devil in the White City and Ghost Map).
Right now, I'm reading Procopius' The Secret History (and thinking Justinian's Byzantium would make a wonderful setting for a ... ... Category) and some that are on my 999 list. You also have one that I was supposed to read this year and didn't get to, Devil in the White City--you may just nudge me into finding a place for it in my 999 this year!
I look forward to reading your comments about the books this year. More Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin
Windy City Blues by Sara Paretsky
The Devil in White City by Erik Larson
Coming into the Country by John McPhee
Angels All Over Town by Luanne Rice Just started The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. And I hope to "borrow" my sister's copy of The Devil in the White City before she leaves. ... Book
Fifth Business
A Human Being Died that Night: A South African Story of Forgiveness
The Leopard
The Road
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Madness and the Fair that Changed America
The Tenderness of Wolves
Olive Kitteridge I have a huge stack of books sitting right next to my bed including
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Cosmopolis by Don DeLillo
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
Waiting by Ha Jin
Dead Air by Ian Banks
Absurdistan by Gary Shteyngart
The Bookseller of Kabul by As ... ...
2.The Guns Of August - Barbara W. Tuchman
3.A People's History of The United States - Howard Zinn
4.The Devil In White City - Erik Larson - Read
5.The Bloddy White Baron - James Palmer - Read
6.The Greatest Battle - Andrew ... I have not read any of these...
However: My mother has read The Devil in the White City. She did not like it, though the rest of her book club did.
FWIW..? Books I own but have been avoiding
1.Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley
2. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
3.The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
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... if the reason St. Martin's decided to bring this out in the US was to try to capitalize on the popularity of Erik Larsen's Devil in the White City, a non-fiction look at a serial murderer at the Chicago world's fair. The French and British reader reviews vary as widely as do the reviews here at ... I have read Thunderstruck which was good, so if The Devil in the White City is better, that would be a good nudge.
I understand that David McCullough is a good writer but I am not a huge US history fan, so it still sits on my TBR pile.
I enjoyed The Professor and the Madman, and ... I have read Devil in the White City and give it my nudge. Excellent book and interesting the way the author weaves the two stories together. This book was more successful than his last one, Thunderstruck, in my opinion. I've read two of those. The Devil in the White City gets my major/first nudge. 1776 is also good and gets my second nudge (my minor nudge). I'll also suggest you consider the Gertrude Bell one--I bought it just the other day and would like to hear more about it. ... src='http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/5365/1000360xn4.jpg' border='0'/>
Devil In the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
The War: A Memoir by Marguerite Duras
Facing Athens: Encounters ... ... and Mayhem - Jennifer Bean Bower (4/2/09)
7. Don't Miss Your Life - Charlene Ann Baumbich (7/21/09)
8. The Devil in the White City - Erik Larson (11/2/09)
9. ... So if you pick this one up, give it time to sink in.
Thanks for nudging it off the pile! I'm going to get reading Devil in the White City soon then will be back for more... OK, I think I've counted up.
For nonfiction Devil in the White City has 3 votes, followed by the Mulberry Empire with maybe 2 and lost of positive noises as well. So Devil in the White City it is.
Fiction is messier but that's ok. I think Fugitive Pieces has won the race with 1/2 + 1 ... ... and 2 great annual book sales here. 6 were mooches. Amazing that I can get rid of Shopaholic Takes Manhattan and find Devil in the White City in my mailbox.
Karen, the Canadian books are mainly from browsing on the Canadian Bookworms thread - I haven't read many Canadian books but loved ... Nice collection.
I really liked The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. As far as fiction. I've read The Known World, The Madonnas of Leningrad, The Inheritance of Loss, The Name of the Rose, Fugitive Pieces and A Good House.-I couldn't figure why A Good House won the Gille ... ... a murder, incorporating the Marconi development of telephone communication, etc. It was very well written and I have heard Devil in the White City is better.
So that will be my non-fiction nudge, Cushla. (It looks like someone else has read it right through, looking at the spine creases).
... I say go for Devil in the White City. ... has some real gems in it. Plus it's really nice to find someone else who like Veronika Decides to Die by Coelho plus Devil in the White City by Larson. The other 1001 book by Coelho is The Devil and Miss Prym and is just as unreal, but just as much fun. If you haven't read Larson's Is ... Audio
1) Marley and Me 1.11.09
2) The Devil in the White City 1.21.09
3) The Titan's Curse 2.4.09
4) Me Talk Pretty One Day 2.13.09
5) Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business 2.13.09
6) A Crooked Kind of Perfect
7) Elsewhere 3.4.09
8) To Kill a Mockingbird
9) The Tale ... #24) The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson -- This book has two subjects -- the 1893 World's Fair and the murders enacted by H.H. Holmes.
Larson did an absolutely fabulous job of putting you in the past and making it feel like it just happened yesterday.
If I drove to Chicago today, ... ... brary)
To Darkness and to Death (Claire Ferguson/Russ Alstyne) (library)
2 "Chicago" books (going there in November):
The Devil in the White City
Loving Frank (read mixed reviews, but I own it so I will try it)
1 Borrowed book I need to return:
Running Blind by Lee Child--I was ... ... I really wanted to like it.
On the other hand, you have some great reads on your list, including some of my favorites: The Devil in the White City, Shadow of the Wind - one of my favorites from this year - along with Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and Three Cups of Tea. ... ... (Eve Dallas)
To Darkness and to Death (Claire Fergusson/Russ Alstyne)
"Chicago" books (going there in November):
The Devil in the White City
Loving Frank (read mixed reviews, but I own it so I will try it)
Borrowed book I need to return:
Running Blind by Lee Child--I was ... ... my list looks now -
Non-fiction
1. A Year of Living Biblically - finished
2. The Greatest Game Ever Played
3. The Devil in the White City
4. Into Thin Air
5. Seabiscuit
6. The Sociopath Next Door - finished
7. Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy - finished
8. The Know it All - ... ... my list looks now -
Non-fiction
1. A Year of Living Biblically - finished
2. The Greatest Game Ever Played
3. The Devil in the White City
4. Into Thin Air
5. Seabiscuit
6. The Sociopath Next Door - finished
7. Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy - finished
8. The Know it All - ... The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie
Devil's Waltz by Jonathan Kellerman
The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho
The Devil on Horseback by Victoria Holt The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson The Devil in White City by Erik Larson
Don Camillo Takes the Devil by the Tail by Giovanni Guareschi
The Devil and Daniel Webster by Stephen Vincent Benet
The Book of Daniel by E.L. Doctorow
The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy
He does a good reading on The Devil in the White City which I just finished the other day. 40) The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (audio book)
In this book, subtitled Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America, journalist Erik Larson presents a history of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair (known as the white city) and the story of H. H. Holmes, a ... 364 In The Devil in the White City, journalist Erik Larson presents a history of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair (known as the white city) and the story of H. H. Holmes, a serial killer who preyed in the fair's surroundings. I really enjoyed the part about the fair which makes up the majority ... ... src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0609608444.01._SX140_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg">
#41 The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (August). I am a big fan of Larson's narrative nonfiction since ... 15. Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
... from NZ - noun, pharmacy or drugstore). Came out with Herzog by Saul Bellow, The Balkan Trilogy by Olivia Manning and Devil in the White City. The last is because I've seen lots of good recommendations here on LT. ... because I' really trying to be more controlled now! However--I guess it's better to get drunk on books than on alcohol!
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson--mmy older son lives in Cicago and highly recommended this book (he's also a member of LT and got me started. I don't think he's ... ... (California)
The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl (Massachusetts)
Child of God by Cormac McCarthy (Tennessee)
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (Illinois)
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Property by Valerie Martin (Louisiana) ... considered nonfiction? If so, that's another favorite, as is Calvin Trillins' Alice Let's Eat. Also Team of Rivals, Devil in the White City, and Caesar, life of a Colossus, all read in the last couple of years. Oh, and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, another from my youth. Ghost Map ... I'm most of the way through Conquering Gotham I find that it reads a bit like The Devil in the White City, but that the "plot" --if you can call history a plot -- jumps around much less. (There's some character overlap, too, but not so much in the really central people.)
I ... ... read a George Washington Biography, then read more McCullough books, the Great Bridge which lead me indirectly to The Devil in the White City (both late 19th Century). Then continued with McCullough Theodore Roosevelt biography which lead me to another TR Biography.
In between, I ... ... and then subgrouped by destination, I'll have trouble should I ever acquire a travel book for, say, Chicago (because Devil in the White City is about Chicago, but is definitely not a travel book). Even given my library in its present state, I would have second thoughts about making my ... The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
And to Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss
The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter
The Pushcart War by Jean Merrill
The Crooked Timber of Humanity by Isaiah Berlin
59 The monster of Florence Douglas Preston
I got this off of drneutron list. It reminded me of The devil and the white city but mostly I was stunned at what people were able to get away with. ... same name as I'm on here. I think it may grow a bit in the next few weeks, as I'm packing up to move.
If anyone wants The Devil in the White City I just put it up! ... Terror
Imperium
Sabriel
Lirael
Abhorsen
Cry To Heaven - a bit trashy, but Tim Curry's narration is fabulous
Devil in the White City
The Talisman
Black House
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
Alias Grace
Some I didn't enjoy so much:
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan - ... Right now I can only think of 3....
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America's Great White Sharks by Susan Casey
The Devil Inside by Jenna Black No, but my mother is. They're meeting tomorrow to discuss The Devil in the White City.
The person below me has been to another country in the last three months. ... a separate thread for Bookmooch books you're willing to reserve for fellow LTers.
So, as I posted there:
Anyone want The Devil in the White City? It's a pretty new trade paperback - I didn't do too much damage while reading it :) - Mooched! Anyone want The Devil in the White City? It's a pretty new trade paperback - I didn't do too much damage while reading it :)
(also check Anyone looking for...?) Hello and welcome Diane! I recently picked up The Devil in the White City but haven't had time to read it yet. ... one of his sonnets, Marchette Chute's Shakespeare of London, the complete plays of Christopher Marlowe, and Webster's The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi. The Easton Shakespeare set occupied the entire shelf and a third of another. Granted, some books are just better suited for a ... ... you in a good mood for your day at work.
--Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad
--Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
--Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
--Devil Came on Horseback by Brian Steidle
--books by Amy Tan
--books by Bill Bryson (currently listening to Shakespeare--nonfict ... ... Neil Shubin
* Earth: The Sequel, Fred Krupp and Miriam Horn
* A Land so Strange, Andres Resendez
* The Devil in the White City, Erik Larson ...
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
The Secret Servant by Daniel Silva
In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Plus, I got a big canvas totebag for $9.99! The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Forger by Paul Watkins
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larsen
The Valley of the Assassins by Freya Stark
The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer My top 3 this month are:
1) Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
2) Miles From Nowhere by Barbera Savage
3) The Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud Finished Devil in the White City this morning, and now I'm going to dive into the Dead Zone and my collection of Chicago short stories...I need to get these back to the library, so I'm doubling up my books now. #122
Hi Coloradogirl14.
I tried to read Devil in The White City but lost interest. I see this book is read by many LT members. Maybe I'll give it another try. I highly recommend The Dead Zone. There is an older movie with Christopher Walken as the main character. It is very good.
Still making my way through Devil in the White City and finding it much more enjoyable the second time around! A slow read, but extremely entertaining. Although I am itching to dig into The Dead Zone by Stephen King, which I've never read before. Dinner with a friend turned into a trip to B&N, and he was nice enough to pay for some books I wanted:
-Devil in the White City
-Reading like a Writer (hardcover and only $4. I love the clearance table)
-Women and Fiction Going to start in with my Chicago readings: I'm going to reread Devil in the White City, and I'm also going to pick up a collection of Chicago short stories from the library today. ...
4. The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing Rating: 7/10
5. Salt - A World History Rating: 7/10
6. Ubik Rating: 8/10
7. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America Rating: 8/10
I am on a pretty good pace - 7 books in about a month, but that ... ... Gaiman and Michael Reaves: Learned about it on NG's blog and finally picked it up when it came out in paperback.
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson: Was looking through a Bookmooch member's list of moochable books and thought it looked interesting. :D And it was!
Miles ... #114 Ooooo, I loved Devil in the White City I'm not a big fan of non-fiction, but this one is fantastic. ... After Huck Finn, I have a stack of books to work through that includes Lord of the Flies by William Golding (a reread), Devil in the White City by Erik Larson (another reread), The Dead Zone by Stephen King, Disclosure by Michael Crichton, Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer, and Chicago Storie ... ... that's a bit more dense, yet still very entertaining.
Up next on my reading list:
State of Fear by Michael Crichton
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Chicago Stories: Tales of the City
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
I am Legend by Richard Matheson Devil in the White City? Another bit of fun after reading Devil in the White City is to go to eBay and search for Chicago World's Fair post cards. Lots of great views, especially of the ferris wheel. No, I didn't buy any, but I really enjoyed the visuals. #170 Hi, doc ~ Devil in the White City is brilliant, isn't it!?! It tied with Team of Rivals as my favorite nonfiction (and maybe of any books, including fiction) in 2007. It really is one of my all-time favorite nonfictions, and this from someone who doesn't usually read true crime books. ... Finished The Devil in the White City (yay! I really liked it. Also, one of the libraries on my campus has a copy of a World's Columbian Exposition GUIDE! From 1892 and everything! I desperately want to see it, but unfortunately it's somewhere in the archives that I can't get to. :( Aw.). I think ... #3, 6, 7
I had to read Devil in the White City for one of my college courses, and I LOVED it, which really surprised me, since I usually don't go for historical nonfiction. Maybe it's because I've grown up in the Chicago area, so I have a deep love for the city, but I thought it was FASCINATIN ... #3 I just picked up Devil in the White City today from a local thrift store, glad to know its interesting.
I still reading Middlemarch, yes still, but enjoying it a lot. I am also just starting The Forgery of Venus by Michael Gruber. I liked The Book of Air and Shadows so I have ... I'm currently about 100 pages into The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson and am really enjoying it. I like reading about what life was like way back when, and the way Larson weaves the characters' lives together is interesting. ... photo is of my place. No picture of Styx--they always seem to come out to be a black blob with no eyes or face.
The Devil in the White City is sort of a strange juxtaposition of the stories of the great engineers/architects of the Chicago's World's Fair with a true crime story of a ... I second Devil in the White City. What a brilliant book!
I also loved Team of Rivals: the Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln and Caesar, Life of a Colossus by Goldsworthy. Oh, and also The Ghost Map, the Story of London's Deadliest Epidemic and how it changed the way we think about ... ...
Love the picture on your profile page. Went looking for a picture of you black dog.
Also, just noticed you listened to Devil in the White City. I have a copy of that but haven't tried it yet. thoughts? Two mysteries in one. One I easily solved, the other I was misled by the red herrings. Reminded me slightly of Larson's Devil in the White City and Pearl's The Dante Club, but not quite up to par. More simplistic style, more like an Agatha Christie maybe. The short chapters and jump in ... ... girl", Mary Rogers. Stashower has written a very readable book, similar in style to Erik Larson (Thunderstruck and The Devil in the White City). He uses the murder of Mary Rogers to explore New York and gives the reader a feel for the era while examining how murders were investigated in ... Devil in the White City is good, and the 9/11 Commission Report is surprisingly readable. I have read both Harry Potters but don't own them (bought them for my nephew, and carefully read them before shipping them).
I have My Life but haven't found time to read it. Not a great Clinton fan, ... ... either read or have in my TBR pile, I see. I also liked Erik Larson's Isaac's Storm. I found it riveting. I've had his Devil in the White City in my MRS (Must Read Soon) pile for a while ... hope I am not disappointed.
Love the quotations. I always want to do that, but lack the ... Devil in the White City: Murder, magic, and madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson ... with. His building/hotel is gone.
Have you read his second book Thunderstruck? I enjoyed this much better than Devil in the White City. Maybe I was used to his style.
... for audio (for me at least), but I listened to three nonfictions last year that were wonderful on audio: Team of Rivals, Devil in the White City, and The Moveable Feast. All three were amazingly good as audios. One reason these three worked so well is, perhaps, because they are all ... Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at The Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson ... is now this month) - have you read/listened to Erik Larson's other book Thunderstruck? It's every bit as good as The Devil in the White City. ... members of the Underground resistance movement in Poland during WWII. It is quite good, the writing reminds me a bit of Devil in the White City, but the passages explaining surrounding people, events, and culture are better connected to the story. ... read it to my godson 7 years ago, and hope to read it to my grandchild in another 7 years or so. :)
I really loved Devil in the White City. It's non-fiction that reads better than most of the novels on this list (adult ones, at any rate, except MAYBE the Marquez, which I don't think I'v ... I've never read The Devil in the White City but my wife who is nuts for true crime, especially serial/mass murders, did. She read every other chapter. ... if I take a trip out to Cape Cod this summer....)
To throw another log on the proverbial fire, I'm also drawn to toss Devil in the White City by Erik Larson into the mix. Covering an even later era, the richness of detail brings further depth and action to the account so that it ... Started Thunderstruck by Erik Larson but find it's not grabbing me like Devil in the White City did. It's early days (i.e., chapters) yet, though, so I'll give it a couple more chapters before I decide whether to go on with it. Cool. I'll line up The Devil in the White City as my next book. The Devil in the White City is fantastic. Larson's history of the Chicago World's Fair is almost as fascinating as that of the serial murderer preying upon its tourists. ... I loved Word Freak. Right now I'm reading Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and I have The Devil's Teeth and The Devil in the White City on my ever growing TBR pile. ... Earth , Pearl S. Buck 2,850 copies
14. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter , Carson McCullers 2,340 copies
15. The Devil in the White City , Erik Larson 4,321 copies
#55 - Yes Mrs. Lee I think I'm in the minority with not liking The Devil in the White City, as I've read many stellar reviews from fellow LTers. I just cannot seem to get into it and I've been trying since Christmas. I found it unbearably dry and monotonous a little more than one third of the ... Oh I loved The Devil in the White City! One of my favorites. #51 - Oh no, why did you not like The Devil in the White City? It's in my TBR pile and I don't want to read it if it isn't worth it. ... Mr. Norrell
Worst fiction: No contest - House of Leaves
Non Fiction-
Best: Eats, Shoots and Leaves
Worst: The Devil in the White City A big disappointment to me. ... de Medici - Leonie Frieda
American Prometheus - Kai Bird
Marie Antoinette - Antonia Fraser
The Devil in the White City - Erik Larson
Europe: A History - Norman Davies
... F. Karlsen's The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England
* Erik Larson's The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
* David McCullough's 1776
* Stewart O'Nan's The Ci ... The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson The Devil in the White City: murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America by Erik Larson ... very funny read! Now starting Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg. I needed something sweet and light after Devil in the White City! Phew! Did you read Thunderstruck that's pretty good too. same authorDevil In The White City is good but not a desert-island favorite for me. That would be The Witching Hour, one I read years ago. Oh, I read Devil in the White City last year, and it's one of my top-ten-of-all-time desert-island favorites! What did you think of it? 1. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
2. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
3. Sarminda: Black Desire in a Field of Gold by Jose Sarney
4. You Suck : a love story by Christopher Moore
5. Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg
6. World Without End ... Best non-fiction: Either Thunderstruck or The Devil in the White City, both by Erik Larson. Larson makes history so accessible.
Worst fiction: The Whims of Creation by Simon Hawke. Hawke tried to blend science fiction and fantasy and ended up with something that was neither fish ... ... Barnes and Noble gift card.
I've finally replaced my long lost copies of Animal Farm and 1984.
I also picked up The Devil in the White City. I've been looking that one over forever. ... 9 out of 112.)
Of those 9, three are on my list of desert-island favorites: Team of Rivals, A Moveable Feast, and Devil in the White City. A couple of other really good ones which came *that* close to being on that list are Stiff, Caesar, Life of a Colossus, and The Civil War by ... ... Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files series). The Book Thief was also a book I read because of LT, as was Team of Rivals, Devil in the White City, The Road, and Thirteenth Tale. And I'm reading Jane Eyre for the first time because 99.9% of LTers have loved that novel. (I am loving it ... Here are mine in no particular order.
Non-Fiction:
Devil In the White City by Erik Larson
Imperial Life in the Emerald City by Rajiv Chadrasekaran
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Grace Eventually by Anne Lamott
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel ... I'm in, I'm always looking for a new reading challenge, and this will help me knock off some books on my TBR Pile.
Here's the topics/books I've come up with so far...
1001 Books to Read Before I Die:
1. On Beauty by Zadie Smith
2. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
3. Alias Grace by Ma ... Neat lists - I can highly recommend Devil in the White City, The Thirteenth Tale, and The Book of Lost Things. You might find it interesting to also read Jane Eyre, if you have not, and Wuthering Heights before reading The Thirteenth Tale. Its not necessary by any means, but I thought ... Random Order:
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Friend of the Devil by Peter Robinson
Here If You Need Me by Kate Braestrup
... and Pride and Prejudice.
For non-fiction, I read two this year that are tied for best ever: Team of Rivals and Devil in the White City.
Wait ~ what? I'm only supposed to pick one? Ooops, my bad. ;)
... Erik Larson.It was interesting reading about Marconi's work and the Crippen murder. I thought that Larson's last book, The Devil in the White City was a better read. ... Edition)-Michael Gannon
The Swamp: The Everglades, Florida, and the Politics of Paradise-Michael Grunwald
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America-Erik Larson
The Mustangs-J. Frank Dobie
Rattlesnakes-J. Frank Dobie ... 1. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
2. Theogony, Works and Days (Oxford World's Classics) by Hesiod
3. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
4. Royalty's Strangest Characters: Extraordinary but True Tales from 2,000 Y ... ... Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Caesar, Life of a Colossus by Adrian Goldsworthy
Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Civil Wars by Julius Caesar
Fiction
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Find Me by Carol O'Conn ... bfertig, (post #61) beware, you may be disappointed... I finished it because of my love for Devil in the White City, otherwise I would have thrown it out the window! lol "Funny how much we bibliophiles vary in our tastes."
It's true! - I really enjoyed Devil in the White City and am planning on getting around to Larson's other book, Thunderstruck at some point. ... bad that book was. What a mistake. I learned one lesson from it - post modern novels are not for me.
Recently I tried The Devil in the White City. It was quite disappointing to find the story dragging by the time I hit the third chapter or so. Such a good premise for a book but such a poor ... ... books.
Okay, the best book I read this quarter and maybe the best I read all year ~ well, one of five bests ~ was Devil in the White City. So very, very good, I gave it a 5+ out of 5. ... development of wireless transmission by Marconi. I am still waiting to see how the two stories intersect. I previously read The Devil in the White City by the same author and really liked it. ... & warfare: Six Frigates
363 - Other social problems & services: Global Warming, Global Threat
364 - Criminology: The Devil in the White City
370 - Education: The Abolition of Man
384 - Communications, Telecommunications: The Victorian Internet
394 - General customs: A History ... My mom gave me The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson today. I have no idea whether it's any good or not. Sounds intriguing, I just hope the "cunning serial killer" isn't too graphically portrayed. Well, I can't say enough about how much I loved Devil in the White City, which is set during the 1893 (I think that's the correct date) World's Fair in Chicago. Lots about Chicago architecture, especially on the south side along the late (where I used to live!).
Chicago in Maps is also cool, ... The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson ... at all (Bel Canto), two that I enjoyed (Sunshine and Midnighters 3), two that I really liked a lot (Heartsick and The Devil in the White City) and one that I adored and is definitely my favorite for the month - American Gods. ... eauregard
Fatigue as a Window to the Brain
Fatal Flaws: Navigating Destructive Relationships by Stuart Yudofsky
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder by Rachel Reiland Indeed, I read Devil in the White City a couple years ago. I really liked it (4 stars, which puts it firmly in the dozen or so best books I've read in the past two years.
I read Devil in the white city last year. It did take me longer - I kept stopping to read other things. But it was creepy. Storeetllr, I agree that Devil in the White City is a 5 star book. I read it a couple of years ago and immediately passed it on to others, who also found it wonderful.
As for my reading this month, I also had a good month: Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, and Bootlegger's Daugh ... ... short horror stories, but only one 5 star book, a non-fiction. Here's my review of it from the 50-Book Challenge group:
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. Audio. 5+ stars. I'm not usually a true crime story kind of reader, but this one is just amazing. It tells of the creation and ... ... Spymaster
331 Bread and Roses
342 The Summer of 1787
364 The Devil in the White City
371 Teacher Man
385 Conquering Gotham (in progress) ... to the people who don't use it ("tbr", for example), some aren't. I think tag mirror noted that two people had tagged The Devil in the White City with "New York" and that maybe I might, too. But I have no reason to do so, as the book is about Chicago and just about everything I've read ... ... Divorced and Covered in Cat Hair by Laurie Perry
The Blood Doctor by Barbara Vine/Ruth Rendell
Have started The Devil in the White City and can hardly put it down. ... tag mirror disabled it will take a lot of bother to come up with specifics, but I think it suggested I tag things like The Devil in the White City and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix with things like New York.
H ... ... The family; Marriage; Woman; Sexuality: The Genius Factory
HV Social pathology; Social and public welfare; Criminology: The Devil in the White City
LA History of Education: The Learning Gap
PC Romanic languages: Tune Up Your French
PH Uralic languages; Basque language: The Egyptia ... >19, karogers, I LOVED Devil in the White City. I read it a while ago, so I don't remember if it is a slow-starting book or not, but it is really worth getting into, IMO. Still reading Lake of Sorrows by Erin Hart. The Devil in the White City is due back to the library this week and I can't seem to start it. Is it worth renewing? ... given! My TBR list is longer by quite a few titles now. :)
A few brilliant non-fiction books I read recently are:
Devil in the White City by Larson
A Moveable Feast by Hemingway
Team of Rivals by Goodwin
Caesar, Life of a Colossus by Goldsworthy
A couple of others that I ... I'm typically a fiction reader, but I loved The Devil in the White City and The Glass Castle. Both of them were amazing in very different ways. 24. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
This book was amazing. Thrilling and informative. I really enjoyed it and highly recommend it to nonfiction readers.
Currently Reading: Midnighters 3 by Scott Westerfeld (I've given in).
24. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
This book was amazing. Thrilling and informative. I really enjoyed it and highly recommend it to nonfiction readers.
Currently Reading: Midnighters 3 by Scott Westerfeld (I've given in).
I just finished The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis and am just beginning Erik Larson's The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America. I am not a sport enthusiast by any measure, but Lewis spins a great story about the evolution of ... > 94 Loved The Yellow Wallpaper. I remember being thunderstruck by it in college.
I'm reading The Devil in the White City. Oh, how I'm enjoying it. Would not say I am a buff, but City of the Century was excellent. And of course Devil in the White City. Recently I read a book about the flourishing vice trade at the turn of the 20th century: Sin in the Second City. A couple of sisters did robust business with an upperclass whorehouse. ... the writer slowly wove in details to indicate that this was not our world but a future(?) dystopia.
Currently reading The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson #119 (and 121) What did I think of Devil in the White City? Well, I started reading it on a Saturday morning and couldn't put it down until finally at 4 a.m. I couldn't stay awake any longer. Then I woke up again at 9 a.m. Sunday morning and went right back to the book & read until I finished. ... ... and Ender's Shadow (which runs parallel) the books break off into two separate trilogies. They're great.
I also read The Devil in the White City recently and thought it was really interesting. Packed with information and history, but still really entertaining.
... and finished in a day. I was totally enthralled. How are the others in the series?
83 Storeetllr~What did you think of Devil in the White City?
And now for me...just finished The Kite Runner. I really liked this book, and I thought it lived up to all the good things I'd heard about it. Pa ... ... up until 2 a.m. to finish this and to find out who got in to what school).
The following were suggested to me:
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
A Civil Ac ... Finished listening to Devil in the White City yesterday and started The Sun Also Rises on audio. Also reading Dragon Lovers, an anthology of fantasy short stories involving dragons. Still reading Justinian's Flea, somewhat slower than before, as the subject matter has gotten a bit dense. 88. Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. Audio. 5+ stars. I'm not usually a true crime story kind of reader, but this one is just amazing. It tells of the creation and building of the White City in Chicago for the World's Fair of 1892 and of the creepy sociopathic serial killer Dr. Hol ... Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman and The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson came from PBS today. Hooray for books in the mail! ... "near lack of results." But the last five books on my often-tagged list for "New York" were pretty interesting:
# The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson (2 tags on 3524 copies) — below the 1% threshhold
# ... Put aside Justinian's Flea for Devil in the White City, which is astonishingly good. #47 ~ I started reading Devil in the White City yesterday and am right there with you: so captivated that I've been unable to stop, not even to sleep (stayed up until 5 a.m. and got up again at 9 a.m. and went right back to the book My laundry isn't getting done, nor is my grocery shopping, ... ... oines
* Lynn Sherr's Failure Is Impossible: Susan B. Anthony in Her Own Words
* Erik Larson's The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
* David von Drehle's Triangle: The Fire That Changed America
... ... orster
4.) Dress your family in corduroy and denim by David Sedaris
5.) The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson and The Road by Cormac McCarthy were close to making the list. ... Magical Book : movable books for children, 1771-2001
Sisters of Sorcery, by Seon Manley
The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America, by Erik Larson #6: What a coincidence. I just finished reading The Devil in the White City and Dreiser is mentioned a few times. I was going to put his Sister Carrie on my TBR list because it was also mentioned and I was curious--have you read it? ... books this quarter! In order of my level of enjoyment/appreciation/awe:
1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
2. The Devil in the White City (non-fiction) by Erik Larson
3. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
4. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
5. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen (IF I ... 32. The Devil in the White City by Erick Larson. Utterly fascinating true account of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and one of the worst serial killers in America's history, who lived, worked and plotted his evil deeds almost completely unseen in the shadow of the fair. I was completely ... I don't want to be too premature, but I'm reading The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson right now and it has me captivated! It's true crime--I don't read too much in that specific genre, but I find this one fascinating. Not your typical detective crime novel at all, but historical non-ficti ... 27. tomb of the golden bird
28. london blitz murders
29. devil in the white city
30. in a sunburned country
31. Q's legacy
32. one for the money
33. amazonia
34. lost horizon
35. witches
36. war of the world's murder
37. autobiography of henry VIII by margaret ... ... ead)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie
The Devil in the White City, Erik Larson (reread)
The Mysterious Benedict Society, Trenton Lee Stewart
Currently Reading:
An Echo in the Bone, Diana Gab ... I've read enjoyed several from LT reviews; Devil in the White City, Pillars of the earth, and the hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Based upon LT reviews I am also going to give Johnathan Strange and Mr. Norrell and second try! I just finished reading The Hidden Diary of Marie Antoinette. It was my beach reading for this past week. I just started The Devil in the White City and The Book Thief. I'm still listening to Water for Elephants during my commute. At this point the jury is still out as I'm early on in this. The Oxford Book of Villains
The Devil Soldier
The Devil Wears Prada
Twenty Blue Devils
The Devil in the White City ... the Bargain section or during Buy 2 Get 1 Free sales.
Seriously, check out the Bargain section at BN.com. I have gotten Devil In the White City, Fast Food Nation Jane Austen Book Club & many, many others in the Bargain section at B&N. ... Orchids by Rex Stout
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Anonymous
Coyote Blue by Christopher Moore
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
The Golden Spiders by Rex Stout
OR
Blue: The History of a Color by Michel Pastoureau
The Colouring, Bronz ... ... not Philbrick. I'm sure I've posted only some of the great things I have to say about that book, but elsewhere.
Devil in the White City is great for its contrast between these Big Idea architects and this serial killer... I kept expecting the two stories to connect in some more ... And a few "specialty" titles worth mentioning:
Erik Larson's The Devil in the White City describes how the Chicago Worlds Fair came about, annd reads a bit like a novel.
Russell Shorto's The Island at the Center of the World tells of New York when it was once New Amst ... ... life from start to finish in that way. The chapters are each a stage in life, birth, marriage, death, etc.
I finished The Devil in the Whtie City which was really good. I never knew what a huge effect the Chicago World's Fair had on our society. So many things were introduced there!
I'm ... ... for her book club: The Five Books of Moses Lapinsky by Karen X. Tulchinsky--don't ask me what the X. stands for--and The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. I'll drive them to
'me mhum's' tomorrow.
So there is your literal and exact answer!
... of Sir Bernard Spilsbury, and the Beginnings of Modern CSI by Colin Evans - pretty neat, love history and mystery!
9. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson - I don't think he transitioned between the murderer and the ... I'd love some really good light non-fiction - something like Devil in the White City. I'd also be interested to see more memoirs or biographies. The White Devil by John Webster
The Devil Wore Prada by Lauren Weisberger
Stalin:The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore
Mao:The Untold Story by Jung Chang
Skinhead Street Gangs by Loren Christensen Conservatives without Conscience by John Dean
What Terrorists Want by Louise Richardson
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
With Hitler in New York by Richard Grayson
Ditched by Dr. Right by Elizabeth Warner
... it. It was simple, but good. I'm loving Neil Gaiman's style right now and want to read more from him.
I've started The Devil in the White City which is fascinating and The Shadow of the Wind, which hooked me immediately and I feel like I've fallen into the 1950s in Spain.
When I ... I left My Place and wandered South, searching for The Devil in the White City, but as the clock struck Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, all that I found were Angels and Insects. ... Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton by Peter Weiss
The Devil in the White City : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America by Erik Larson
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Last Chance Saloon ... The Red and the Black
Death and Restoration
The Devil in the White City
Elementals: Stories of Fire and Ice
The Highwayman and Mr. Dickens ... and this morning and yet in group zeitgeist, kejti's books are listed as the most recently entered. I think thats also why The Devil in the White City appears to be the only shared book -- that information is not updating.
--Undead Rat We share more than one book but of the shared books The Devil in the White City is the one that is unweighted . . . whatever that means. I guess the others are too common to be bothered with? Check out the group zeitgeist: http://www.librarything.com/groupzeitgeist.php?group=heightslibraryofclev
... I'm happy with each of them, but here's a stab at a rank order:
1 Devil in the White City by Erik Larsen
2 The Secret Life of Houdini by William Kalush
3 Beautiful Cigar Girl by Daniel Stashower
4 American Plague by Molly Caldwell Crosby - 1878 Yellow Fever Plague
...
5. The Law and the Lady by Wilkie Collins
6. The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories by Henry James REREAD
7. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
8. Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
9. Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne Devil in the White City
Shake Hands with the Devil
A Long Way Down
Unholy Loves
Wicked
I finished Light in August this morning. I'm going to start The Devil in the White City today. The Devil in the White City
The Green House
Do Blue Bedsheets Bring Babies? (Actually,they do according to this book)
The Golden Spruce
A Black Mark
I'm such a colourful reader....
Out of the Blue
Emma Brown
The Song of Silver Frond
The Little White Car
Green Grass, Ru ... Devil in the White City Chicago
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Hiroshige: 100 Famous View of Edo Tokyo
1939 Lost World of the World's Fair Chicago
The Story of Chicago May #16 Willow316 - Thunderstruck was my favorite this month too. I really enjoy Erik Larson's work. I've read The Devil in the White City and enjoyed it as well. I need to see if he's written anything else. Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. ... history of the the impact of WW1 on the Middle East, mostly from a European and diplomatic perspective. I'm not sure where Devil in the White City falls on the fiction/non-fiction scale, since some of it seems to be creative reconstruction, but it is a great book too. ... just something about this style of writing/genre that I don't love though. Sometimes I feel books like this (also with Devil in the White City) use a lot of over-dramatic adjectives or keep trying to foreshadow events to come in order to make it seem more exciting. Or give lots of side ... ... - Robin Hobb
6. Ship of Destiny - Robin Hobb
7. The Mill on the Floss - George Eliot
February
8. The Devil in the White City - Erik Larson
9. Far from the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
10. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire - Amanda Foreman
11. Gardens ... I read and liked Devil in the White City too. Probably didn't remember since I've read a lot in the year since -- including both of the books I mentioned in post #65. I'm a fiction fan too, but these are the Non-Fiction I've loved
I'm adding my vote to Devil in the White City. Yesterday I finished Thunderstruck, also by Larson.
Home: A short history of an idea by Witold Ryzbinsky (Can't spell his last name)
I'm also a fan of memoirs and Autobiograph ... ... had points to use at QPBC before I cancel the membership, so I ordered Thunderstruck by Erik Larson. I really enjoyed The Devil in the White City so I have high hopes for this. Of course, I have NO idea when I'll actually get to it (that TBR pile, don't you know). I tried Devil in the White City on audio. I couldn't get into it, after an hour I figured it'd get more interesting; another hour, and I thought "It'll get more interesting. I mean it gets rave reviews right and left!" Another hour along, I made a decision: "Those rave reviewers liked it, but I'm ... Tried listening to Devil in the White City, but gave up after a couple of hours. I just couldn't get any interest going.
Recently began The painted Veil by Somerset Maugham. Promises to be pretty good. ... a big city, though.
35. Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson - This was something of a disappointment to me. I really enjoyed Devil in the White City by this same author, and I have always been interested in the storm that wiped out Galveston in 1900, so this seemed like a natural. But the book ... ... true the TV show is to the reality of the town -- if not in details, than in spirit. Great stuff.
and
2. Devil in the White City by Erik Larson -- a chronicle of the 1893 Chicago's World Fair. I couldn't put it down. Engrossing, spell-binding, and it reads like fiction. Like #7, I'm also a college student so I doubt I'll get to finish The Devil in the White City... by Erik Larson until the summer but that's the current nonfiction I'm working on, one that's not required for class. ... be on my list of favorites for the year or anything.
87>I'm putting Mrs Bemis on my library list!
I finished off The Devil in the White City just a couple of hours ago, and am now moving on to Michael Connelly's The Closers. ... - Robin Hobb
6. Ship of Destiny - Robin Hobb
7. The Mill on the Floss - George Eliot
February
8. The Devil in the White City - Erik Larson
9. Far from the Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
10. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire - Amanda Foreman
11. Gardens ... One of the best books I've ever read, and the best of the non-fiction, is Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. Oooo it's so good. It follows 2 men through the Chicago World's Fair: one is a hugely successful architect in charge of the venture, and one is one of the first (and probably ... I'm one of those multi-readers. I'm currently somewhere in the middle of:
Devil in the White City
Band of Brothers
The Dante Club
...and wow, I guess that's all! It's usually more like 5. :-D Finished Devil in the White City by Eric Larson (it's about the 1893 Chicago World's Fair). It took me awhile to figure out how to read it. I started like I do most books, strapping myself in, baring my teeth and diving in. But, it's just not that type of book. Eventually I relaxed, found other ... I also enjoyed Erik Larson's Devil in the White City.
Some other reads:
The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage by Clifford Stoll was a fascinating read. Even though it came out years ago, it stands out in my mind as an exciting suspensful read. Here is ... ... Mark Kurlansky. I never suspected that such a small topic could cover so large an area in the world and time. Also, Devil in the White City by Erik Larson is a great read. It covers both the monumental accomplishments of the Chicago World's Fair, and the actions of one of the U.S.'s ... ... 007.
So far:
1. The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed by John McPhee
2. The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
3. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
4. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
5. The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth
Current progress:
57/50 (114 ... 50 seems like a perfect number for me to try for this year!
January
1. The Devil in the White City -- Erik Larson
2. Theogony, Works and Days -- Hesiod
3. The Road -- Cormac McCarthy
4. Royalty's Strangest Characters -- Geoff Tibballs
5. In the Heart of the Sea: The ... ... an Arrogant Presidency by Robert C. Byrd
2. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
3. Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson
4. Tender at the Bone: Growing up at the Table by Ruth Reichl
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson.
I looked for the book after going on the annual Haunted Irvington Tour (Irvington being one of the older neighborhoods {used to be a suburb} of Indianapolis.) One of the homes on the ... ... Had I read it another time I'm sure I still would have liked it, but not near as much. For that reason I didn't pick up The Devil in the White City until I saw all the good reviews. As an early impression, I agree that Devil is a much better book. I think Larson’s mixing of a somewhat ... ... to all you interesting history teachers out there, but Sister Margaret Rose just didn't cut it).
#64 dchaikin - The Devil in the White City is a GREAT book. It turned me on to reading again, which I stopeed doing after I had children - now I am addicted again. I also read Isaac's S ... ... so something like this can drown me a bit. I'm just coming up for air now.
Next: I'm returning to Chicago in 1893 with The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson.
(nice to see some swift touchstones!)
I've barely started The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, but I've been distracted. I was poking through a travel book on Miami and found myself fascinated by the history section... yes, the history in a travel book. I took this as a sign, it's time for me to actually read a bit about South ... ... to the surface / to eat the drops like flies, / their mouths almond-shaped and yearning. ...). I think my next book will be The Devil in the White City by Eric Larson, well, at least it's the next one on my TBR list.
#5 lstrand: I'd like to hear your take on A Confederacy of Dunces. I have ... Except Devil in the White City takes place in Chicago, yes? This week I've been reading The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson and finding it extremely interesting; I knew so little about the Chicago World's Fair before, let alone the serial killer in Chicago. As I'm studying, my mind keeps wandering back to it, wanting to finish! After this, ... I finished The Mill on the Floss today and am just starting Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. It looks fascinating, but I've got an essay due on Friday that unfortunately comes first. > #21 - eromsted: I just read The Devil in the White City for my book group, but we haven't met to discuss it yet. It is about the planning and building of the Chicago World's Fair in 1893, with a parallel storyline of a serial killer during the same period.
I found the parts about the ... I haven't read it, but Devil in the White City occurs to me as a possibility from what little I remember of the book's description. ... readers are feeling voluble:
Persian fire : the first world empire and the battle for the West, The great mortality, The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America, Teacher man : a memoir, Kingdom coming : the rise of Christian nationalism, T ... ... by Lynn Peril
Brown: Bones of the Earth by Michael Swanwick
Black: Black Orchid by Neil Gaiman
White: The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Grey: The Grey King by Susan Cooper Recently finished:
Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors
How I Live Now
Now reading:
The Devil in the White City for my book group
And Then There Were None (audiobook)
Last month we read One Thousand White Women. Next up is The Devil in the White City. Just got finished with The book of story beginnings by Kristin Kladstrup. Am now reading The Magic City by E. Nesbit. I have Gossamer by Lois Lowry standing by. I just checked - the links to The Magic City and Gossamer are wrong here. If you click on the authors' names, you'll ... ... reading since I joined
(7/06). Some day I may add all my books but am not in any hurry to tag around 5,000 books.
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson ****
Excellent
Madame Sadayakko by Lesley Downer ***
Interesting but dragged a bit
The Real History Behind the ... ... I liked the Uglies trilogy and the Midnighters much better than Peeps. Maybe I'm not into vampires.
I'm reading the Magic or Madness troilogy by Justine Larbalestier, who I think is his wife. The first book was OK. I didn't love the second and an ARC of the third is on my ... The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson ... Lewycka
The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder
Runner Up: Demon of the Air by Simon Levack
Non-Fiction
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
The Devil's Teeth by Susan Casey
Moving the Chains: Tom Brady and the Pursuit of Everything by Charles Pierce
... HeyJude! What's the word on Devil in the White City? Did you enjoy it? I've wanted to read it, but have found a million other things to read first.
Avaland, thanks for your short review of The Thirteenth Tale. I'm going to look for it on audio.
Seajack ~ I read The Lovely Bones ... Just started Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. So far so good! ... 47: jbd1 - What did you think of Thunderstruck? Have you read any of Larson's others? How does it compare? I LOVED The Devil in the White City and Isaac's Storm and I am looking forward to finding the time to read Thunderstruck. Do you recommend?
Mssage 56: becbart - I loved The ... ... great book - exactly the type of book that I love. It "meanders" (in a good way).
heyjude - I love Isaac's Storm and The Devil in the White City - so interesting and rich with detail. I am also looking forward to Thunderstruck, but I will probably wait for my turn at the library. Responding to warbrideslass:
Yes, am looking forward to Devil in the White City. I have Larson's Isaac's Storm in audio format - it is part of an unofficial honor-system collection at work (for those of us who put lots of miles on). It, too, is an excellent read. Have asked for his new one, ... heyjude,
Devil in the White City was a great read, don't know much about audio books as I've yet to try one. But the book was fascinating because there were really two books in one. The horrific tale of the Devil, and the exciting, funny, and typically beaurocratic mess of building the white ... ... the latest in the "Haunted Ballad" series by Deborah Grabien. For listening on the road to and from work it will be Devil and the White City by Erik Larson. ... of American life at that time in history as well as a very narrow view of the details of a specific event. A third book was Devil in the White City which was so informative about the first "sky scrapers" and the history of the ferris wheel. I was enthralled by each of these novels because it ... Yes, and as an added bonus, Devil in the White City takes place in Chicago, which is my hometown :-)
Erik Larson has a new book out now, as well. It's called Thunderstruck and seems to be set up in much the same way. Xenalyte,
I soundly and loudly second the vote for Devil in the White City I learned so much about that Worlds Fair and the inventions and creations that surrounded it. It tells the fascinating story of the advent of the elevator and how it revolutionized the city scapes. Absolutley a must read - ... ... true-crime book (not fiction, but it reads fast) is The Murder of Helen Jewett - New York in the early 1800s. Also The Devil in the White City, about Chicago and the 1890-something World's Fair. Isn't the author of Magic or Madness Scott Westerfeld's wife? ... me And the Band Played On. I never knew non-fiction could be so entertaining and enlightening. I would highly recommend Devil in the White City. I also enjoyed Spook and Stiff.
I actually get the joy of running a non-fiction book club at my library so we read a diverse set of books. ... site
Thunderstruck
Tuesday, October 24, 6:00 pm
Speaker: Erik Larson
The best-selling author of The Devil in the White City will launch his newbook about a murderer,
Dr. H. H. Crippen, and the obsessive inventor,Guglielmo Marconi,whose wireless radio helped capture Cr ... ... I'm only a couple chapters into it, but I'm hooked already. The "feel" is warm and wonderful.
I too liked Devil in the White City and like you, warbrideslass, I loved the story of the Ferris Wheel! tygerlilli,
I LOVED Devil in the White City. And the story of the Ferris Wheel was a total surprise to me so that was even more fun. I know the storyline is very black, but the peripheral stories were fascinating. I'd forgotten that I had read that book and now have to go and add it to my ...
I too thought The Devil in the White City was very good, though I thought the ending was more of a whimper than a bang. Not the writer's fault as real life didn't recognize the serial killer as such. But there was so much going on, and so much information about the past, the world's fair and ... I just started to read The amazing adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
Finished The Devil in the White City this morning. wonderful book..the juxtaposition of the story lines seems so impropable, but it really works! Still reading The Devil in the White City (loving it!) and just purchased Weird New Jersey, Vol. 2. I'm sure I'll be working my way through that this week.
Happy reading! I just started reading The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson ... Also excellent was There Are No Children Here by Alex Kotlowitz. Throw me in with the rest of the masses that ate up Devil in the White City by Erik Larsen---that was a riveting page-turner for me. Putting all the classics aside, this year my favorites include, Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl and The Turtle Warrior by Mary Ellis Relindes. As I read the first two, one non-fiction, the other fiction I was struck by the fact that I felt ... ... Wife and enjoyed it. I didn't know that about the apartment- I've never been to Sandmeyer's. I also really enjoyed Devil in the White City. I think a new book called The Stolen Child also takes place around Chicago.
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