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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

David Grann

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Feb 21, 2024 Kristen rated it it was amazing

While the first 2/3 may be more “cinematic,” for me the last third is the book’s finest, and really hits home the unfathomable and widespread terror endured by the Osage people. It’s fantastic, gumshoe journalism. I’m curious how this section will be adapted into the film.

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Jan 05, 2018 Heather rated it really liked it

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Fascinating read. Still a little stunned to learn about this period in our history. For non fiction (and someone who typically favors fiction), it has great pacing and bits of suspense which make it very readable.

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May 02, 2018 Jenny rated it it was ok

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This was just ok for me. It came so highly recommended that I really wanted to like it and had high expectations, but ultimately I felt like it was listening to a really long wikipedia page. I'm not sure the three sections ever really tied together for me, and I certainly felt like the part about the FBI wasn't large enough to warrant a subtitle for the book. ...more

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