This was a story that was very original and one that I am glad was finally told. It is an interesting portrayal of the father of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women in his life while he was at war as a Yankee in the South. It was a perfect tie in as he read their letters, and yet still told quite the story of a Civil War experience that made it very real. I hadn't read anything on the Civil War in a long time, and it was refreshing to read the tragic story under such an artful literary guise. It reminded me why I love historical fiction so much and I plan to read more in the future.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
March
This was a story that was very original and one that I am glad was finally told. It is an interesting portrayal of the father of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women in his life while he was at war as a Yankee in the South. It was a perfect tie in as he read their letters, and yet still told quite the story of a Civil War experience that made it very real. I hadn't read anything on the Civil War in a long time, and it was refreshing to read the tragic story under such an artful literary guise. It reminded me why I love historical fiction so much and I plan to read more in the future.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
The First King of Shannara
A prequel to one of my favorite series....though it was weird reading a story whose ending I already knew (I don't read too many prequels). But still fun, and good to get to know some of the archetypes from the original series.
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