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Summary: Good news, bad news...
Review: While this book was chockful of facts about the fire, they were not woven together in any logical manner. It was rather like reading a pile of index file notecards that had fallen in a pile on the floor. Details about individuals were interrupted with tidbits of information about the fire or the circus tent, then interrupted again by what was going on elsewhere in town -- at the morgue, police station, or in people's homes.While the information is thorough and seems to be more complete than other books on this subject, it is almost impossible to enjoy reading such a disjointed hodgepodge of information. Also, the photographs are wonderful but are so small that it is impossible to make out most of their content, despite detailed captions beneath each. Because the content is so fascinating overall, I don't regret buying the book, but I do wish the author would give it another try or perhaps partner with a plot-line specialist who could give this wonderful collection of information a way to hang together.
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