tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post1126803172244033537..comments2024-03-28T21:14:53.088-04:00Comments on MY READER'S BLOCK: Five Best Books: Based on a True StoryBev Hankinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-52129888118814352282011-09-01T10:59:52.066-04:002011-09-01T10:59:52.066-04:00I read THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY and really enjo...I read THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY and really enjoyed the architectural and World Exposition part of the story more than the H H Munro part. I had long ago read a fictionalized account of the H H Munro killings in a novel by Robert Bloch called <i>American Gothic</i> so I was already familiar with the story. The sections devoted to Daniel Burnham, the building of the Ferris Wheel and the rivalry between Ferris and Eiffel, and the White City was thoroughly fascinating.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-77210102595596922832011-08-29T12:33:27.546-04:002011-08-29T12:33:27.546-04:00Great list, Bev.
KATHERINE, especially sounds ve...Great list, Bev. <br /><br />KATHERINE, especially sounds very intriguing.<br /><br />I'd forgotten that Morse story. Didn't read it, but saw the show based on the story.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.com