Chris Nicholson's Writing Weblog
April 08, 2005 • Friday
Last night I finished reading the Civil War novel Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara.
The book is a historical fiction account of the Battle of Gettysburg. The novel starts on the afternoon before the battle begins, when a Confederate spy first sees the Union army organizing to pursue Southern troops that have invaded Pennsylvania. The novel ends three and a half days later, with an evening storm flashing lightning and pouring rain down on fields and hills layered with American soldiers killed in action.
While I'm not a fan of Shaara's writing style, I can attest that he crafted a riveting tale of one of the United States' most tragic and historic moments.
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CNN.com reports that Spanish physicists have etched a silicon chip with the first paragraph of Don Quizote in type so small that "the whole 1,000-page book would fit on the tips of six human hairs."
Where are my reading glasses?
For more information, see " 'Don Quixote' paragraph fits on a chip."
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