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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
Unique view into the civil war, most interestingly through personal correspondences. A masterful reconstruction of the battle of gettysburg and gets you to holistically see both sides’ perspectives. A little history intensive.
Outstanding book. I've been wanting to read it since high school.
History as romance, this novel glorifies the men and emotions of the Battle at Gettysburg and justifiably is considered as one of the finest novels about war ever written by an American. The late Michael Shaara heroically portrays James Longstreet and Joshua Chamberlain as officers leading men to service on both sides and also tragically shows Robert E. Lee as an aging general who dooms the South to failure on the Pennsylvania fields in the hot summer of 1863.
It's a great novel, but I guess my only fault is whether it's making Gettysburg more important than it really was. The Civil War would continue for almost two full years after Gettysburg and the South even had moments following its loss where those in the North wondered whether they would win the war. You don't get that sense in reading The Killer Angels and even in some of the history textbooks. Immortalized by President Lincoln with his Gettysburg Address and glorified in novels such as Shaara's, Gettysburg deserves to be remembered for the horrific losses it incurred. But it still was just one huge battle in a war that can't be fully defined in a 350-page novel.
It's a great novel, but I guess my only fault is whether it's making Gettysburg more important than it really was. The Civil War would continue for almost two full years after Gettysburg and the South even had moments following its loss where those in the North wondered whether they would win the war. You don't get that sense in reading The Killer Angels and even in some of the history textbooks. Immortalized by President Lincoln with his Gettysburg Address and glorified in novels such as Shaara's, Gettysburg deserves to be remembered for the horrific losses it incurred. But it still was just one huge battle in a war that can't be fully defined in a 350-page novel.
Excellent book. Made the Battle of Gettysburg come alive.
I'm not a military history person, so this was way too much detail for me.
One of my favorite books of all time! The movie "Gettysburg" is based off this book. Both the book and movie are fantastic and sparked my interest in the Civil War. This book allows you to learn about history in a way that isn't the tradtional boring method - by instead learning about the people involved in the events and what they were like.
It's a little embarrassing that it's taken me this long to get around to reading this. Shaara's innovative approach to narrative history still holds up, assuming the reader joins him in forgetting that half the characters are fighting to perpetuate slavery and white supremacy.
I read this because it was recommended to me by a teacher at my school who is having some of our students read it, so glad I did!
Again, one of the few fiction titles I own. I have read it 3 times and each time am amazed at the power of the story.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated