by Graham Moore
The Last Days of Night, Graham Moore, author, Johnathan McClain, narrator George Westinghouse and Thomas Edison are both geniuses and rivals with egos that are huge. Both are driven to succeed. Both are inventors extraordinaire and both are engaged in a lawsuit with each other, suing and counter sui...
3.5 starsThis is a fascinating story, but I think it will make a better movie. I struggled with the first 1/3 of the book which for some reason really dragged. If it hadn't been my choice for my book club I may have packed it in at about page 100. It picked up the pace after that and I flew throug...
4.5 starsMuch of this story is based on fact. I recognize many of the characters, inventions, companies, etc. The author explains the accuracy any changes made at the end of the book. It's written in a way that brings everything to life. Studying this in school never caught my attention so much....
The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore is a fun, roller coaster ride of a book! It brings to light the history of the race to control the patents and marketing rights to the technology that would bring electricity into common, everyday use. This may not be how a history book would paint this picture...
When I first started reading this book, it felt like it was being narrated by the voice of the guy on Dragnet and I was like "oh no". What have I got myself into. Very shortly after that, the words started to flow and I really got into the book. Every once in a while a name would come up and I would...
A masterful mix of historical fiction and fact and a wonderful insight into the battle to electrify AmericaEver since watching the TV Series "The Men who built America" I have a great interest in this period of American history and these fascinating characters, so when a Goodread's friend reviewed...
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