Lin’s Reviews > The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party > Status Update

Although I am quite certain we are all glad we live in this modern age and not in the 1800s, we probably don't think about it every day. As I read this book, though, I reflect on it continually. The latest chapter detailed all the many ways children and women (especially pregnant or widowed) could die on the trail westward. Brutal, but fascinating reading.