Triangle by Katharine Weber
Oldest book on TBR
I'm torn about how I feel about this book. The historical event it is based on was unknown to me before we got this book. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911 was the deadliest industrial disaster of NYC and led to much needed legislation for factory safety standards. It is horrific and important history.
The author has a personal connection to the factory as her paternal grandmother worked at the factory in 1909, but I also think it was a way for the author to talk about another tragedy that took place in NYC - 9/11 (book was published in 2006).
The story read well and there were some interesting subplots, but there was significant repetition. I understand the purpose of the repetition and I cannot say much without giving away "the hidden story in Esther's recollections of the tragedy", but as a reader this became trite.
Fortunately this was not a long book and the importance of the historical background overcame the redundancy.
Quotes: "He wasn't afraid of dying so much as he was afraid of not living long enough."
"It just seems like human nature, if you have a choice. You take the chance, even if it isn't any kind of real chance, because you can. You jump and you hope."
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