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

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5.0

First nonfiction book that I’ve read in a while and what a good choice to get  back into the genre. Absolutely heartbreaking story that really makes you think about the history of the US and the dark sides of expansion. The writing and research are well thought out and organized but don’t feel like you’re reading a textbook. You come to know the characters as if they are still alive and grieve for/with them as they pass. Would recommend for anyone trying to get back in to nonfiction or, really, anyone wanting to read a good book. 
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5.0

It's one of those books you don't want to read because you know it's sad, but you know you need to. The injustice that the Osage people suffered is unimaginable. This book shines a light on Oklahoma's dark past.
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5.0

Truly one of the best books I’ve ever read. Chronicles the grotesque history of abuse and extortion of the indigenous in the americas as a legacy that continues today. The author approaches the nonfiction tale as a narrative beyond reality by how shocking and inane the story of the Osage truly is.
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5.0

I wished I had read this before I saw the film opening weekend.

Being Native and being in Indigenous spaces, this case was familiar to me, though I didn't know the full story.

While I, like many others, would have liked an Osage to tell this story, I do not have an much of a problem with Grann telling the stories. Because Grann is a journalist and stuck to the facts and acknowledged not only in the acknowledgments who he was getting these stories from throughout the book. It is refreshing to hear someone not from our community accurately portray the prejudices Natives face in the court system. He asked "would any white man at the time convict another white man for killing an Indian?" 

I highly recommend, especially if you are Indigenous and had to walk out of the movie due to the gore.
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