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About a year ago I came upon the turn of the century crime novel. Since then I have read a number of books and most have been quite good. This book was amongst the mid tier books (I would have rated in 3.5 stars if possible. My slight issues with this book has nothing to do with the writing. In fact I felt Abbott does an excellent job presenting turn of the century Chicago and capturing the feel of the city.
I think my issue with the book is the main characters do not seem to be interesting enough to fill all the pages. Perhaps the Everleighs were not as interesting as initially hoped by the author. I felt that despite the detailed descriptions of the time there was a missed opportunity to look at the Vice District in a broader sense and delve a bit deeper into the multitude of other interesting characters that Abbott introduces and litters throughout the book.
If she had written a bit more about some of these unsavory individuals perhaps it would have been more fulfilling for me as a reader. Or maybe the topic just didn't do it for me. She does share quite a bit on the history of white slavery which I found very interesting.
While this didn't win me over, if you are interested in brothels, Chicago at the turn of the century, and the Everleigh sisters this book will not disappoint. Additionally, the novel will introduce you to many characters you could follow through other novels and certainly presents interesting insight but again I couldn't help but feel that there was something missing.
I would recommend Erik Larson's novels first (perhaps his decision to intertwine multiple stories is something necessary when a main character cannot fill up the pages of an entire book) and then move on to this book. If you a reader of turn of the century crime novels and haven't read this yet you will definitely enjoy it but if you haven't read any yet there are a few others such as Devil in the White City and Satan's Circus which I would recommend first.
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Abbott takes you back in time and tells the story of the Everleigh sisters and weaves it into the history of the Levee in the early 1900's. She gives vivid descriptions of all of the characters and circumstances making you feel like you are a fly on the wall. This is a well researched, non-fiction book that is fun to read. Sometimes the stories in history are the best stories of all!
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I recently read Sin in the Second City for my college history class. When my history professor first suggested I read this book, I was a bit skeptical, but as soon as I started reading it, I could not put it down. I even skipped a class or two because I was reading (shh..). It just proves that one cannot judge a book by its cover or title. I REALLY enjoyed this book. It's refreshing to find a historical account written in such a way that makes the reader want to see what's on the next page instead of fall asleep. The way Karen Abbott describes the Everleigh sisters and their club makes the reader really feel like they are there experiencing all the events and emotions of the time. It really is very hard to make history interesting because a lot of people do not care about history the way we should, but Karen Abbott made me want to learn more about America's history. I am looking forward to reading what she writes in the future.
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As fascinating as the stories are, and as meticulous as the research appears to be, the structure of the narrative was frustrating. The chapters jump around and one loses all sense of chronology. I wish the book was better organized. I really wanted to like it more.
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"Well behaved women rarely make history" - if that's the case, the famed Everleigh sisters might as well be the spokeswomen for the concept. These classy and conniving sisters revamped the lucrative brothel industry of the early1900's Chicago (well, the entire nation to be more precise). A little history, a little fiction and a lot of time travel - this story takes you back to a lavish smoky parlor filled with characters as opulent as the décor. I devoured it in days that felt like minutes.
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