Comments on: Books That Rattle http://www.annastan.com/2009/11/books-that-rattle/ Author of Books for Children and Young Adults Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:14:47 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: annastan http://www.annastan.com/2009/11/books-that-rattle/comment-page-1/#comment-619 annastan Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:12:36 +0000 http://www.annastan.com/?p=957#comment-619 Shari, I can see how books based on real-life events would really stick with you. When the book is intense and disturbing and you know it's at least partially TRUE, it makes the story even more powerful! Shari, I can see how books based on real-life events would really stick with you. When the book is intense and disturbing and you know it’s at least partially TRUE, it makes the story even more powerful!

]]> By: Shari Maurer http://www.annastan.com/2009/11/books-that-rattle/comment-page-1/#comment-618 Shari Maurer Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:53:51 +0000 http://www.annastan.com/?p=957#comment-618 Great question. I'm in a book club and we've read 80+ books. The ones that probably rattle the most are the non-fiction. But several fiction titles come to mind, too: One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus, Molokai by Alan Brennert, Loving Frank by Nancy Horan (tragic ending that's actually based in truth). You keep coming back to the injustice of the situations. Now that I think about it, all 3 that I named were based on real situations and historical -- I wonder if that has something to do with it? Great question. I’m in a book club and we’ve read 80+ books. The ones that probably rattle the most are the non-fiction. But several fiction titles come to mind, too: One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus, Molokai by Alan Brennert, Loving Frank by Nancy Horan (tragic ending that’s actually based in truth). You keep coming back to the injustice of the situations.

Now that I think about it, all 3 that I named were based on real situations and historical — I wonder if that has something to do with it?

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