The Devil in the White City
by Erik Larson
Mentioned once across 1 show · first heard May 2026 on Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard.
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The general take
Dax Shepard loves The Devil in the White City for its ambitious blend of storytelling—he appreciates getting a serial killer narrative, world fair history, and Chicago architecture all woven together in one book. He thinks the book's digressions, which some might worry about, actually work in its favor by delivering multiple compelling layers.
Who said what
Dax Shepard👍 Recommends
…dax praising books with digressions and tangential storytelling about history
“and I know you're a little bit nervous about the digressions but I don't think you should be one of my favorite books is The Devil in the White City like what a book I get a fucking serial killer I get the whole history of the world fairs I get the architectural history of Chicago let's go”
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard — Patrick Radden Keefe (investigative journalist)at 23:58
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