6/22/2023 0 Comments Thunderstruck by Erik LarsonIt is a gripping read - just don't expect to be left as thunderstruck as reading "White City. "Thunderstruck" doesn't match "White City's" heights but "Thunderstruck" does stand well on its own. "The Devil in the White City" is an excellent book, perhaps even a masterpiece in presenting historical fact within a narrative as well-paced as a novel. These comparisons, perhaps, are unfair but unavoidable. In 1910, Edwardian England was scandalized by a murder. "Thunderstruck" is lopsided held up to "The Devil in the White City." The connection between Marconi and Crippen is a little more stretched than the perfect historical culmination of "White City's" killer and the fair. In some ways, the Marconi side of this tale is more intriguing than the crime portions. Like "The Devil in the White City's" creation of the magnificent World's Fair, "Thunderstruck's" look at the technological development of Marconi's radio is as fascinating as the more prurient details of the notorious deeds involving Crippen. Here, Larson charts the rise of Guglielmo Marconi's invention of the wireless radio and the spiraling downfall in the case of Dr. With "Thunderstruck," Larson returned to even the same format of pitting a technological advancement alongside a sensational crime in the same late 1800s to early 1900s time frame.
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