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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
So if someone had told me at the beginning of 2020 that one of the most intriguing books I'd read this year was a novel in verse about the Donner Party, I would have laughed and moved on with my life without a second thought. But... one of the most intriguing books I've read this year is a novel in verse about the Donner Party.
If you don't know what the Donner Party is... it's Manifest Destiny gone wrong. It's the American Dream become a nightmare. It's a real-life horror story about a group of pioneers who got trapped by a snowstorm and resorted to cannibalism. It's horrific, terrifying, disgusting, fascinating, and to some extent... still a mystery. No one knows for sure what exactly happened, and there are still a lot of unanswered questions surrounding certain members of the expedition.
The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep is written with revolving points of view from several members of the ill-fated expedition. Tamzene Donner is an especially unique perspective. Virginia Reed is another. You get the perspective of Hunger, the least poetic parts of the novel but still haunting. You don't spend too long dwelling on each person's narrative, but you still start to feel for them, and it's still... very intense.
This is atmospheric and creepy and so, so well done. I knew what was going to happen, but I couldn’t stop reading until the very last word. I especially loved the historical notes at the end.
Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for an advance copy of this book.
If you don't know what the Donner Party is... it's Manifest Destiny gone wrong. It's the American Dream become a nightmare. It's a real-life horror story about a group of pioneers who got trapped by a snowstorm and resorted to cannibalism. It's horrific, terrifying, disgusting, fascinating, and to some extent... still a mystery. No one knows for sure what exactly happened, and there are still a lot of unanswered questions surrounding certain members of the expedition.
The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep is written with revolving points of view from several members of the ill-fated expedition. Tamzene Donner is an especially unique perspective. Virginia Reed is another. You get the perspective of Hunger, the least poetic parts of the novel but still haunting. You don't spend too long dwelling on each person's narrative, but you still start to feel for them, and it's still... very intense.
This is atmospheric and creepy and so, so well done. I knew what was going to happen, but I couldn’t stop reading until the very last word. I especially loved the historical notes at the end.
Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for an advance copy of this book.