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“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

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

Another one on the list but not yet read.

#Flerken #HauntedShelf @puddlejumper #Monochrome

#wickedwhispers
#devil - I read this for a book a month challenge
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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🤓📚

Interesting contrast between the story of a successful world fair and the life of the first serial killer of America.

#coverlove #chair #day19 #wheel #day20

I recommend both this wildly different books. 😀 🪑🎡

My book selection - The Devil in the White City 🌬️

Unabridged Bookstore 📚
Chicago, Illinois

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.

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.

#BookBinge #TrueCrime a highly praised & popular title still on my #TBRMountain