Monday, July 5, 2010

Killer Angels 2

The thing I really like about historical fiction is the way the author makes these historical figures/characters come to life.  Of course, what you read is just an interpretation (Shaara makes that disclaimer clear in the "To the Reader" preface) but I believe most contemporary authors make their best effort to be as accurate as possible. In reading KA, I now feel like I know these men a little better--as men-- and not as just still pictures or words on a textbook page.  I'm anxious to read The Last Full Measure, and maybe some of the other Jeff Shaara books now.

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  1. I, too, am anxious to read the other two books in the series. I hope that Jeff can bring his characters to life as well as his father did in Killer Angles.

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