I'm sick in bed and NaNo is over for the year, so I can finally catch up on some book reviewing."Thanksgiving: The True Story" is exactly what it claims to be. Amazingly for a book on the subject of America's most controversial holiday, it keeps an even tone *and* a firm grip on reality.It begins wi...
I couldn't get past the first chapter. I felt like the author believed I was a two year old. Every sentence contained only a few words. There were no compound or complex sentences anywhere. I felt talked down to. I felt lectured to in a monotone voice. The author couldn't make an explosion sound int...
This is an excellent example of the reason I didn't read many 'children's' history books when I was that age. I found them poorly written, talked down to their audience, and were generally not worth my time. I read books geared for people much older then myself because I learned something and wasn't...
A very quick, enjoyable read, as long as you have a slightly morbid streak. It's by no means complete, because it's too short to be. The book is divided into thematic chapters, but within those chapters it's a little jumbled and random.
Fascinating, insightful, and vivid portrait of the friendship between two remarkable women.
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