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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
58 reviews
sophia_smith82's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Murder
Minor: Child death, Drug use, and Suicide
oceanwriter's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Racism, and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, and Domestic abuse
issyd23's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
nclausel25's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, and Chronic illness
Minor: Slavery and Stalking
zsabella's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Colonisation
Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
gabbyeleene's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death, Racism, and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Colonisation
sheriffrockyraccoon's review against another edition
4.0
David Grann’s writing is fantastic. He manages to keep his language accessible and fluid while also not deviating too far from the facts of the case. This book is part thriller, part nonfiction, and while it is easy to cross that line into sensationalism, I believe Grann worked incredibly hard to make sure the families of the victims were heard and not drowned out by the “true crime” aspects of the case.
The last chapter, “A Case Unsolved”, devastated me. Just when you think there has been justice for these people ignored by the U.S. government, you see how far the conspiracy goes. It was heartbreaking and real, which I appreciated considering how easy it is today to write a true crime story in the form of a ghost story. This book served as a brutal reminder of the treatment Indigenous Americans have endured- and still endure- at the hands of the government.
I would recommend this book to anyone interested in U.S. history, especially that of the Wild West. While it may be after the period we consider “Western”, it holds the same ideology even as the country moves into a different era.
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
larareads's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder
Minor: Child death
prettiestwhistles's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Minor: Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
aliciaurbain's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism