A review by kat2
Chenneville: A Novel of Murder, Loss, and Vengeance by Paulette Jiles

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I’m hooked on Paulette Jiles’s novels about Texas at the close of the Civil War. Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, but set in 1865? There is some resemblance as our main character sets forth on a vengeful quest—but this story has more uplift and love. I didn’t want to finish it, because what will I read next? Gorgeous writing, compelling characters, fascinating context of the unsettled territory (Missouri and Illinois en route to TX) after a devastating war has taken its toll.