The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown

This story was just plain depressing. I don’t know what else I was expecting – it’s about a group of pioneers that largely starve to death after becoming snowbound on their way to California – but reading about their struggles was painful. It was especially hard to see all the little things that could have gone differently and might have dramatically changed the group’s outcome for the better. But the book was interesting and well-written, so if you’re feeling up for a particularly tragic story, I’d recommend it.