A review by travellingcari
1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina by Chris Rose

5.0

A phenomenal read. I kept seeing this in bookstores in the French Quarter and finally had to buy it - I'd have finished it in one sitting with more time. Rose chronicled Katrina's devastation for the Times Picayune while traveling back and forth to Maryland where his family was staying. He was lucky enough not to lose his home or job, but still was drastically impacted by "The Thing" and its effects on the city. This is a collection of his columns for the paper presented by theme, broadly. As they are not in chronological order there were moments of (slight) confusion if I wasn't familiar with something he referenced, but overall easy to follow. Phenomenal look at a horrific event with lasting impact. Although he focused on NOLA, he also addressed the storm's impact on the Gulf Coast.