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Question 10: What effect does the book have on you beliefs thoughts and theories? Explain.
Reading this book really gave me a unique perspective on the World's Fair. It's amazing to think that the crimes committed by Holmes' would remain undiscovered until years later. It's also amazing to think that an event like this was unknown. Until I read that book, I had no knowledge at all about the World's Fair and had no interest in it. Even when Holmes' was found guilty back in the 19th century, no one knew anything about his work, except for those who read the papers with his story. Erik Larson was able to bring to light this story. After reading this, I now begin to wonder of other crimes committed at events in history that no one knows about. It's possible that at other major events around the world (other expositions, centennials, etc.) awful crimes were committed that no one knew about. This book has opened my eyes to a whole new world of thought. There are incredible crimes that have been committed around the world that no one knows about. The fact that Holmes and his murders went unnoticed is amazing. However, regardless of how the book changed my outlook on the world, it was an amazing book and I enjoyed reading it.
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