All Souls' Rising

Wow, this book is intense and long and horrifying and fascinating and brilliant. Incredible, vivid detail, fantastic set pieces, and intricate storytelling. How is the Haitian Revolution not taught in history class? Hard to follow the politics of the Haitian Revolution and the French one at the same time, and keep track of the wide cast of characters. The one drawback (besides the gruesome violence) is the doctor, who's a not-that-subtle stand-in for the author / reader perspective. But this book is well worth the effort – pretty much everything I want historical fiction to be.