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

Started Artemis, by Andy Weir

Still reading Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, by David Grann this week. Part One was slow going, probably because it was a lot of background information that I was already familiar with. Things are picking up in Part Two, which focuses more on the investigation. Something about this book is not quite right, for me, though. The subject matter is interesting, but it's almost like the author's writing style makes it less interesting in the telling. Will still finish to see how the case ends.

Also still reading Royal Assassin, by Robin Hobb and enjoying it so far. I think there are some intrigues happening that Fitz doesn't know about and I'm waiting to see how all that unravels.

Worked my way through:

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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

Getting started on:

Circe by Madeline Miller

Watership Down by Richard Adams

Stray City by Chelsey Johnson, which is our book club pick for September.

Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann

This week i finished The Face on Your Plate: The Truth About Food by Jeffrey Masson. I've been reading more about food after going vegetarian a couple of months ago. Why we eat what we do, the culture and history surrounding food and animals. This was a good book to add to the pile. I don't think it said anything revolutionary, but it was an easy and informative read.

Next up I read Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann. I was a little disappointed in the fact that I didn't get hooked like everyone else who seems to have read it. Maybe I was just tired (Ok...I was definitely tired) but all the random skeevy dudes kept blurring together for me. Ramsey? Bryan? Lawson? I felt that their personalities didn't come across strongly enough for me to easily differentiate. But it was an interesting read, that's for sure. I learned a lot, and enjoyed the books progress.

Currently to ease up on my brain a bit I'm reading a children's classic I never picked up as a kid! The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. I loved the film so much, but completely bypassed the book. I'm liking it, despite the slightly racist undertones. I can't remember how it ends either, so that'll be good to find out.

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Finished:

Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann. This was a good one, about a chapter of U.S. history that definitely deserves more attention, but it felt unfinished. Grann is a decent writer, but stylistically this book was a letdown compared to "The Golden Spruce" or "The Worst Hard Time," which I read within the last month or two. As far as the subject matter, there's a lot that will simply never be known, and I do respect the author for keeping the speculation to a minimum. However, a later edition could really benefit from more detail on the Osage's history and culture (assuming present-day tribe members were comfortable having that published), a list of the major figures involved (I found myself losing track of names), and a couple of family trees.

Close Range: Wyoming Stories, by Annie Proulx. Very dark, although very funny in places (two words: talking tractor). Similar to "Winter in the Blood" or "The Cold Dish," in terms of how the writing style reflects both the geographic setting and the mindset of the people living there.

Set aside: The Price of Inequality, by Joseph Stiglitz. I'll probably check it out again soon, but I realized I had a lot of book left, and not a lot of time to read it in.

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

This week I'm still reading Royal Assassin, by Robin Hobb, and I picked up Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, by David Grann, too. Killers of the Flower Moon was my Book of the Month pick back in April of 2017, so it's about time I finally get around to reading it!

Started:

Killers of The Flower Moon, by David Grann

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

Starting The Way of Kings, by Brandon Sanderson

I'll be gone in the dark is pretty interesting, I'll admit I got mostly through it before I had to return it to the library, but I don't think I'll get it again to finish it.

While not about serial killers, you might enjoy Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, by David Grann, or The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America, by Erik Larson, which is about a serial killer.

Finished:

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

Compulsively readable true crime about a little known but massive miscarriage of justice. Highly recommended.

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Starting:

The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas

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Finished:

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

Incredibly interesting true crime book about 1920's Native American murders. I'm incredulous that I knew nothing about the topic beforehand. Very eye opening too.

Started:

Melmoth, by Sarah Perry

The most anticipated book for me because I loved her The Essex Serpent so much. I'm listening this as an audio but the reader is just so bad.

Finished Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann, as well as When Breath Becomes Air, by Paul Karanithi

Killers was a fantastic read and felt at times like fiction. When Breath Becomes Air was an absolute tear-jerker that I don't want to go through again. As a father, it broke me.

Currently, I decided to start a new series, the Malazan Books of the Fallen, or Book 1: Gardens of the Moon. I've heard it is a dense, dense read but has an unreal payoff. Can't wait to begin.

Also, for nonfiction, I'm continuing Grant, by Ron Chernow. This book I take breaks from because of the scope of it. He is truly an interesting character, that's for sure.

I finished reading The Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann

Everyone knows how horribly evil the U.S. government was in their treatment of native Americans. But the average citizens were many times just as bad. It is incredibly sad how greed almost destroyed an entire group of people, and to this day these actions still are felt by the Osage community. I highly recommend this non-fiction book. It is a compelling, well-researched non-fiction book that reads like a novel.

Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Grann True story of the systematic murders of the Osage Indian tribe in the 1920s, and the subsequent birth of the FBI, Also started Gap Creek, by Robert Morgan Set in Appalachia where i have family roots, this one has widely disparate reviews so I'll be interested to see which way I see it.

Killers of the Flower Moon, by David Gann

Sleeping Giants, by Sylvain Neuvel

Trying to get back on the reading train with a 12 week old.

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

I'm a quarter of the way through and really enjoying it. I didn't know anything about the book before jumping in so I am pleasantly surprised.

Finished:

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

-One of the best books I've ever read and I usually prefer fiction!

Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut

-I always like to read something new and then something classic I've never read before. Gave this a go and enjoyed it for the most part. Must have been quite the game-changer when it was released in '69.

Started:

Recursion, by Blake Crouch

-Excited for this one after taking a chance with Dark Matter a few years ago. It's already being developed by Netflix and may spawn into other series on the platform.

Lie with Me: A Novel, by Phillipe Besson and Molly Ringwald

-Call Me by Your Name gutted me deeply a few years ago. Not sure if I'm emotionally ready for this one!

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

I just got it on my E-Reader and am very excited to begin.