Comments on: The Indifferent Stars Above

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 16:01:46 +0000

In reply to Sandie Kirkland. Thanks Sandie, that's so nice of you. I will be checking out your site as well. Glad you got to read The Donner Party book -- I still get quesy about quite a bit of it. But I would have vanished in those circumstances!

By: Sandie Kirkland

Sandie Kirkland — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 12:36:29 +0000

I read this one recently also and found it fascinating. One of the things that stuck with me was the scene where a father realised he would die before morning. Sitting around the fire with his daughters, he made them promise they would use his body for food. That is a conversation that is so hard to imagine having.

I just found your blog and it is glorious! I subscribed as I don’t want to miss any of your reviews. It appears we have a lot of common reading interests.

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:14:41 +0000

In reply to Rachel. Yeah Rachel I think you would like this one -- there's so much more to the story of the Donner Party which I found out in this book

By: Rachel

Rachel — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 21:34:38 +0000

I’ve always been curious about the details of The Donner Party, having only really heard about the cannibalism. This sounds so good! I’m putting it one my TBR list for sure.

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 19:05:01 +0000

In reply to Katie @ Doing Dewey.

Thanks Katie. Yeah I’m surprised you didn’t join the tour. It’s a nonfiction book that’s pretty gripping — right up your alley.

By: Katie @ Doing Dewey

Katie @ Doing Dewey — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 04:24:39 +0000

Haha, I can’t believe I didn’t join the tour for this one! The more I hear about it, the more I want to pick it up. Great review!

By: Sarah Laurence

Sarah Laurence — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 19:50:14 +0000

In reply to Susan Wright. Thanks for the warning.

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 01:19:41 +0000

In reply to trish. I agree Trish. And apparently the women in the group overwhelmingly survived over the men, which is discussed in the book. They were tough back then; I'm sure I'd have been curtains in those temps. Thanks for stopping by.

By: trish

trish — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 22:08:13 +0000

Living fairly close to the area that the Donner party passed through, I’ve been fascinated by their journey, though thinking about what they actually went through (their fear, anger, uncertainty, worry, stress, etc) makes me not look too much into the story. The idea of what starvation and hypothermia would do to their brains is something I never thought of. It’s really amazing what humans can survive!

By: Susan Wright

Susan Wright — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 14:52:01 +0000

In reply to Michelle. That's terrific Michelle. I hope you enjoy it. I'm curious to hear who reads the audio? I will stop by your site soon to find out your reaction to the book.