Interesting story, but very repitious writing. Could have been about 100 pages shorter and not lost anything.

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the actual story of ollala heights and starvation heights is very interesting, but this book was not only poorly edited but entirely too long for the story that was being told. it would've been a much better book if it the story had been told in a more compact manner. also, the editing was horrible. whoever edited this obviously did not go over it with a any kind of comb, much less a fine-toothed one. disappointed.

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I'm drom the Pacific NW so I was really excited about this book and really wanted to enjoy ut. But I wasn't very impressed. I actually didn't finish it. It's classified as a true crime book but what it felt like to me was a novel pretending to be true crime. I realize the author was trying to take the reader back to that time and place but I just couldn't past the author telling me what the patient was thinking or how the doctor glared at the interlopers.
Some feel it made them more apart of the story and I wish that had been the case with me but it just wasn't.

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Enjoyed very much. A biography and true crime story. It is well written, flows nicely and holds attention. Great read.

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In 1911 two wealthy British heiresses, Claire and Dora Williamson, came to a sanatorium in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, known as Starvation Heights, to undergo the revolutionary fasting treatment of Dr. Linda Burfield Hazzard. But within a month the women were emaciated and waiting for death. Linda Hazzard, a quack doctor of extraordinary evil and greed, stole their jewelry and forged bank drafts transferring their wealth to Hazzard's accounts. It is a true story and one of the most unusual and disturbing criminal cases in American history. I was really surprised at how many people were victims of Linda Hazzard and how many praised her even though so many died from her treatment. The book is very interesting but could have been shorter as things were repeated many times. I still, however, enjoyed it very much and would highly recommend it. Reading it with a group on Litsy added enjoyment to the experience. I will also be reading more from Gregg Olsen as his books look very interesting.

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