Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Day 3 at Gettysburg
I just finished "Killing Angels" and was left with an empty feeling much like when I visited Mt. Saint Helen's after she erupted. There was no life anywhere and everything was this morbid gray color. Although Sharra writes in such a descriptive way that I felt like I was right there on the battle field, I can not imagine either how it looked after the battle or the feelings involved in the battle. I look forward to actually being at the battle site and experiencing what it is like today.
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I couldn't agree with you more Sharon! In fact he describes in great detail the smell! Just imagining that made me queasy It seems to me that he includes a good deal of detail that a number of other authors tend to gloss over.
ReplyDeleteyes, Shaara really capivated his readers. It felt like I was right there with the characters and thank goodness I didn't have to expereince it in real life. I'm anticipating that standing on the grounds at Gettysburg will be as close to the real thing as I want to get. Thanks for your comments.
ReplyDeleteSharon,
ReplyDeleteI am at the part where Chamberlain is passed out while the battle rages on the third day and I think to myself, "stay down, Chamberlain, you've earned a rest, just sleep." (Like I can control what he does and doesn't do)
Bullets whizzing right past him and he survives!
Tui,
ReplyDeleteIsn't it amazing how attached we were able to get to the characters! I too felt like I was right there with them in the battle and I too talked with them to tell them not to fight anymore. There had already been too much death. I also cannot imagine being so tired as to fall asleep in a battle. What a horrible experince they had. Thanks for your comments.
Although I haven't been to Gettysburg, I have been to Manassas and felt in a very tangible way what had occured there so many years ago. I think Lincoln said it best in his address: "But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract."
ReplyDeleteMark,
ReplyDeleteAmen!