I really enjoyed Bloody Summer. The narrator/author shows great researching skills and almost convinced me this is a true story with all the accuracies in the facts of the area. As a fan of useless (or maybe useful) information, I enjoyed the information about the history of tigers in the USA. I have always been curious to the origins of hand clap games I played as a child. I just never looked them up. Great concept. The story touches on a sensitive topic, but is handled with grace. I appreciated that. Story has a great flare for descriptions between children and tigers. "For what is a child, but a caged tiger. Something that should never have been trapped in the first place." It also gave me Tiger King vibes for sure. Definitely worth a read. Chilling. Would make a good movie.

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I really enjoyed Bloody Summer. The narrator/author shows great researching skills and almost convinced me this is a true story with all the accuracies in the facts of the area. As a fan of useless (or maybe useful) information, I enjoyed the information about the history of tigers in the USA. I have always been curious to the origins of hand clap games I played as a child. I just never looked them up. Great concept. The story touches on a sensitive topic, but is handled with grace. I appreciated that. Story has a great flare for descriptions between children and tigers. "For what is a child, but a caged tiger. Something that should never have been trapped in the first place." It also gave me Tiger King vibes for sure. Definitely worth a read. Chilling. Would make a good movie.