Sam Anderson

I won an ARC in a GOODREADS giveaway!

If I call it the third best non-fiction book I've read in the last year, that's still high praise, indeed. Informative, interesting, and almost maddeningly well-written, it is the sort of book that gives you a delightful tour of territory that you thought you couldn't care less about, and even more weirdly, kind of makes me want to go to Oklahoma. I mean, what the heck is that?

did i care about OKC before reading this book? no. do i care about OKC after reading this book? no. BUT Sam Anderson made OKC's history very interesting to learn about. this was an entertaining, fast paced book. and i learned a lot which i know is the point of a facts book, but it was super enjoyable. #keepOKCweird

This is narrative non-fiction at its best. Anderson does such a wonderful job of painting the city and its people, and most notably their mentality, that I was completely immersed by the breadth and depth of this neglected city's culture and history. He has managed to make the city feel like a literary character.

I received a copy of this book free from the publisher for review.