Devil Tidbit I Found

In my rereading, I found on page 44 that Mudgett became Holmes in Springfield, IL, when he took a pharmacy exam and registered under that name. Just struck me. This devil walked the streets we walk.

Devil in the White City #2

Oh, I'm bad. But I'm also busy at school. Wish Laura and I had talked at the beginning of the summer. We'd be on our third book.

So, several of you have read Devil before. I'm rereading it again. Which part do you find the most amazing? The part that at such a time in Chicago's history men could figure out how to build tall buildings in an area that was not suited for them? How men with little architectural experience could figure out such amazing things? How they built these fabulous buildings that were temporary? List your favorite part.

In all honesty, while the bad guy intrigued me, it was the construction of the World's Fair that kept me going. Now, if anybody goes on to other Erik Larson books, I recommend Isaac's Storm and not Thunderstruck, as the latter is INCREDIBLY complicated to follow because it is so technical regarding electricity and, an even further stretch, wireless communication. I think most of you would prefer Isaac's Storm because, while it gets a little complicated in regard to barometric pressure and the weather prediction tools of the day, the storm that hit was amazing in its power and speed.

So, discussion?