Interresting

The Hunger was a really interesting horror novel.  An historical one!  I don't read too-too much horror, so I can't make a good comparison, but as far as scare factor, it wasn't very high.  It's based on the historical Donner Party.  There were a lot of characters, and I really liked some and really didn't like others and I did get a little confused but not enough to take away my enjoyment of the book and I kept wanting to read more. 

Katherine How Great Thou Art

I like the way that that Quakers talk in Lyddie.  I really liked Lyddie.  But that is not surprising, knowing the author is Katherine Paterson.  There are some very funny lines in Lyddie.  And the power of reading is subtly shown here.  This takes place in Lowell, MA and there still in an area in Lowell known as The Acre.  Bette Davis was born there, in Lowell. There is a lot to learn here.  And just an excellent story to enjoy. 

The Horror of Slavery

Even the most elementary description of slavery can't help but be anything but horrific.  That a person would "own" another human being...how. how can this be?
The Slave Dancer is not elementary in its description, yet I am sure that doesn't even come close to the actual horrors of a slave ship.  This is a fictionalized account of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade.  Jessie is kidnapped from his home in New Orleans and forced aboard a slave ship, forced into playing his flute for the kidnapped men and woman on board so that they can exercise.
A devastating story.

Very Creepy...I only wish I had waited until October!

The Night Gardener took me a while to read because I really loved reading it.
First of all, what a great cover!
Second, what an original story!
Third, what a wonderful way with words Jonathan Auxier has!
I read this book while I was reading The Madman of Piney Woods and it was kinda cool that both have ties to the Irish Potato Famine.  Again, I am ashamed of my lack of historical knowledge.  I knew about the Potato Famine but I didn't realize how much the British contributed to the horrors that the Irish faced.
This book is GREAT scary story and Molly and Kip are really, really cool characters.  There is a lot of good vs. evil here and a lot to think about regarding greed.  Good. Good. Good!  I hope there will be an audio, because this would be cool to listen to with the right narrator.  Awesome!