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Title: Historical narrative at its best
Review: This is the perfect example of narrative nonfiction that reads like a novel. Larson has woven together two seemingly disparate tales that build to a shared climax. He skillfully relates the trials and tribulations involved in launching the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago--a monumental event that earned the city the respect and prestige that it had sorely lacked--as he dissects the twisted machinations of one of Chicago's most notorious serial killers. Although Larson never overtly suggests any sociological link between the two phenomena, the juxtaposition of these stories implies that the evolution of "civilized culture" can help cultivate the most base and evil aspects of human nature. Larson's style is clear and captivating--I wish more nonfiction writers possessed his flair for language. My close proximity to Chicago is an added treat, since I recognized many of the geographical allusions to the state of Indiana (one of the killer's victims was a Lafayette native).
