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kayleigh_reads's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
2.0
I have a very long history with this book. So I originally downloaded it on my kindle like 10+ years ago after going to Washington D.C. and becoming obsessed with the Civil War/Abraham Lincoln. In that 10 years I had tried multiple times to read this and failed every time. Finally I have finished this book after many attempts.
Now I would like to preface this with this review should be taken with a grain of salt because this is not something that I would typically read and I'm not even 100% sure I would have liked it when I first bought it. Honestly I thought this book was kind of boring. It also simultaneously felt rushed and dragged out. I just didn't really like it honestly. I read it because I owned it and have been trying for years but I don't really know if it was worth it. If you are into history or really into Lincoln then you'll probably like it but this was literally just a passing phase for me and I was like 10 years too late to my phase.
Now I would like to preface this with this review should be taken with a grain of salt because this is not something that I would typically read and I'm not even 100% sure I would have liked it when I first bought it. Honestly I thought this book was kind of boring. It also simultaneously felt rushed and dragged out. I just didn't really like it honestly. I read it because I owned it and have been trying for years but I don't really know if it was worth it. If you are into history or really into Lincoln then you'll probably like it but this was literally just a passing phase for me and I was like 10 years too late to my phase.
carnisht's review against another edition
2.0
Good for many people, but it really wasn’t my cup of tea. I get super disengaged when reading about wars or battles, and that was the bulk of the book.
wggleworm's review against another edition
5.0
This is a very easy, enjoyable read on the whole. If I have to pick something that was challenging for me, it was definitely the opening chapters about the Civil War battles. Battle strategy is beyond my mind, and I generally end up very confused. What I like best are the pictures. I think they are a great reminder that this is not just a story, but a historical event. Sometimes the late 1800s is just too far gone to think about, but the photographs especially remind me that real people's lives were affected.
I highly recommend this to anyone, history buff or otherwise.
I highly recommend this to anyone, history buff or otherwise.
manadabomb's review against another edition
3.0
I borrowed this one from a friend after I saw the movie Lincoln, which was an amazing movie. I refuse to comment on the author because it seems most reviews of this book are actually either rants about O'Reilly or people defending him and frankly, I don't care. It's annoying when I was just trying to find a good review of the book.
To me, this book is technically historical fiction. It's not possible that anyone knew the level of detail that is depicted here and since it reads just like a novel, my bet is that the story was beefed up a bit to entice more people. This isn't a bad thing, but good to know so people don't take it word for word as historical and fact.
The author takes us through the end of the Civil War and into the last days of Lincoln and the manhunt for Booth and company. Fun fact: I didn't know there was a "and company" involved with Booth.
Through history classes, movies, books I have come to really like Lincoln. There's not much about him that you would feel is of bad character and frankly, what he endured is amazing.
This book is apparently Killing Lincoln with pictures. I haven't read Killing Lincoln so I can't say, but the pictures were good in this one. The timelines and all the additional information at the end were very interesting. I would recommend this book, regardless what side of the political fence you run your life on.
To me, this book is technically historical fiction. It's not possible that anyone knew the level of detail that is depicted here and since it reads just like a novel, my bet is that the story was beefed up a bit to entice more people. This isn't a bad thing, but good to know so people don't take it word for word as historical and fact.
The author takes us through the end of the Civil War and into the last days of Lincoln and the manhunt for Booth and company. Fun fact: I didn't know there was a "and company" involved with Booth.
Through history classes, movies, books I have come to really like Lincoln. There's not much about him that you would feel is of bad character and frankly, what he endured is amazing.
This book is apparently Killing Lincoln with pictures. I haven't read Killing Lincoln so I can't say, but the pictures were good in this one. The timelines and all the additional information at the end were very interesting. I would recommend this book, regardless what side of the political fence you run your life on.
circesbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Obviously not everyone's cup of tea, but I love history, and I'm American, so I had to check it out. It was very interesting, and revealed a lot of facts that I never knew!
renatasnacks's review against another edition
2.0
Surprisingly this was less boring than [b:Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever|10587120|Killing Lincoln The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever|Bill O'Reilly|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1317793681s/10587120.jpg|15494456] but still not...particularly good or age-appropriate. If you've got a lil history buff give 'em [b:Chasing Lincoln's Killer|3790380|Chasing Lincoln's Killer|James L. Swanson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328843231s/3790380.jpg|16829032] or something.
http://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-46-killing-lincoln/
http://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-46-killing-lincoln/
michelle_neuwirth_gray9311's review against another edition
5.0
I really liked this book. It had tons of pictures and I really liked how the timeline was broken down and I got a glimpse of both Lincoln and Booth in those last days.