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Erik Larson: In the Garden of Beasts (2011, Crown)

The bestselling author of "Devil in the White City" turns his hand to a remarkable …

Review of 'In the garden of beasts' on 'Storygraph'

Surprisingly disappointing. The book describes the first year after Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany from the perspective of the American ambassador to Germany, William Dodd, and his nontraditional daughter. I had a hard time figuring out WHY Larson thought this story was important to tell. Dodd's daughter is given a lot of the spotlight, and pretty much all she does is romance a lot of men (including Nazis). This simply was not as good or interesting as any of Larson's previous books.