The Alienist Recap

Historical fiction is her favorite genre. she is fascinated by history but sometimes non fiction history books are somewhat dry. as a writer she appreciates weaving a fictional storyline into historical events. It makes learning more interesting to her. she was especially fascinated by the authors description of living conditions at the turn of the century in New York City. Having grown up in the western united states she had no idea how difficult it was to live without water and in squalor. She read this book before she had been to New York City. Since then she has been there three times and have a richer understanding of the history of that amazing city. She knows that I am interested in forensics she thought that I would appreciate reading about the birth of forensics and find a deeper meaning than just the storyline. She hoped that I would go into the history an learn about the things that fascinated her.