The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War

Read about 1/2 in March of 2011.

My rating hails from 8th grade, when I read this for English class. I hope to reread this eventually to see if my opinion has changed at all.

I devoured this book in just a few days. I've not read anything quite like it before. I do wish the book spent a little more time ‘in the trenches' so to speak. It focuses entirely on the relatively high up officers which is great for giving a good idea of the flow of the battle but it does mostly gloss over the brutality of the battle.

Stupendous.

First great historical fiction book I ever read.

Loved this book.