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A review by torriebug
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party by Daniel James Brown
5.0
"Under the blankets, Lemuel Murphy finally quieted down. His sister, sobbing, held his head in her lap until, at about 2:00 A.M., he ceased breathing. Then they rolled his body out into the moonlit snow and closed the circle tighter, down to ten now. The next day they set about the task of butchering meat."
Haunting from start to finish. Brown did such an incredible job of depicting the tragedy of the Donner Party, relying on his own experiences backtracking their trail. Even though this is a nonfiction, it kept me captivated the entire time without sensationalizing it. If you read any nonfiction this year, let it be this!
Haunting from start to finish. Brown did such an incredible job of depicting the tragedy of the Donner Party, relying on his own experiences backtracking their trail. Even though this is a nonfiction, it kept me captivated the entire time without sensationalizing it. If you read any nonfiction this year, let it be this!