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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Empire of Sin: A Story of Sex, Jazz, Murder, and the Battle for Modern New Orleans in Books

Jan 12, 2018

[Empire of Sin]by [Gary Krist] was an interesting account of the downfall of what I would have thought as the golden age of New Orleans. New Orleans was the last bastion of sin in the South during the Gilded Age in America. This was a time period when people were trying to live by Victorian standards and New Orleans went against them all. This was a war between cultures and depending who won, New Orleans was bound to be changed.

The book was well written. It started out really strong and the characters in the book were very colorful, more so knowing they were real people. This was a character driven non fiction which makes sense for New Orleans which had more than it's share. My only complaint was towards the end of the book [Krist] seemed to be quickly wrapping up some stories not giving the details that were present in the beginning.

I have recommended this book to quite a few people though. It was a much needed non-fiction fix.

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I Know Her Name: a poetry book from the pages of You Won't Know Her Name

Shanti Hershenson

10.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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In the sixth grade, a girl’s life was turned upside down by a series of horrific bullying events. ...

poems poetry poetry collection bullying teen teens

Erika (17788 KP) rated The Most Dangerous Animal of All in TV

Mar 14, 2020

Crime documentaries are, by far, my favorite programs to watch. Last week Hulu released FX on Hulu, and this was the first non-fiction show from FX.
It's a nice, tight, four episode series about a guy who tracked down his birth mother, and subsequently his father, who he believes is the Zodiac Killer. It was completely engaging, and the evidence was compelling.

To avoid spoilers, I have to stop there. It's well worth the watch and I highly recommend it.

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Bumf

Joe Sacco

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Joe Sacco is renowned for his non-fiction books of comics journalism like Palestine, Safe Area...

The Spinoff

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The Spinoff is an online magazine covering society, music, politics, gaming, books, television,...

Birth of a Leader

Devon Jones

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I have survived a nightmare and it was real. The enemy tried to kill me before I knew who I was and...

Non Fiction Memoir

Jewels (684 KP) rated Red Queen in Books

Jun 21, 2018

Red Queen

Victoria Aveyard | 2015 | Young Adult (YA)

8.0

(64 Ratings)

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My son really enjoyed it and asked me to read it as well., I was not as impressed as he was. Feels like a mix of Hunger Games and Divergent, with a few other dystopian ideas tossed into a blender and mashed up to create a new world. It wasn't horrible, but not what I would consider a great book. I will give it points that the end did leave you wanting to know what happens next, so made me want to move on to the next in the series. I will give it brownie points for capturing my son's attention. He is very picky about books, and mainly chooses non-fiction, so any fiction book that captures him deserves some credit.

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Erika (17788 KP) rated The Innocent Man- Season One in TV

Dec 30, 2018

The Innocent Man- Season One

2018 | Crime, Documentary

7.0

(1 Ratings)

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I remember when the book, 'The Innocent Man' came out, and how it was a BFD that John Grisham had written a non-fiction book. If it had been written as fiction, you wouldn't be able to believe it.
The docu-series covers two cases in which it seems that the wrong people were convicted off of bunk evidence and false confessions. It was well put together, for the most part, but it does skip around, so if you're not paying close enough attention, it can get confusing. It was very easy to watch all of the episodes back to back.

I have a feeling that there may be a 2nd season, since one of the cases is still ongoing.