Remember, Foote is more of a novelist/storyteller than an academic historian. Don't look for footnotes here because they'll only slow you down.
I know it might sound strange, but otherwise his broken sentences can be a bit confusing. I found that this book was best read by "hearing" Foote's voice. Obviously there's a difference between the written word and the spoken word. Foote writes like he talks-with lots of dashes interrupting his thought. As I read "Stars in Their Courses," at times I began to hear his voice, almost as if it was an audio book.
If you're familiar with the Ken Burns series on the Civil War, you know Shelby Foote's voice.
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