Devil in the White City Murder, Magic, And Madness at the Fair That Changed AmericaModern · Nonfiction, History, True Crime
Devil in the White City Murder, Magic, And Madness at the Fair That Changed America
2003 · 447 pages · Nonfiction
44
Modern
★ 4.00 on Goodreads · 787K ratings
Critics' pick · Lifetime bestseller
≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Nonfiction) finalist (2003). #1 New York Times bestseller (1 week at #1). 4.00★ from 787K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
44Must-Read Score
- Readers46 out of 100 · counts 40%+21
- Critics28 out of 100 · counts 14%+4
- Bestseller52 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+19
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #120 of the 154 history books we rank
- #320 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #705 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (1 week at #1)
Shortlisted
- National Book Award (Nonfiction) finalist (2003)
Reads as
Gripping, True story, Dark
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