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suzzeb22's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting story well told about the lost crew of the Andrea Gale out of Massachusetts and what was considered by meteorologists as the "perfect storm". Junger surmises what may have happened and how by setting up the events through the eyes of various weather experts, seafarers and locals etc. He does a good job of making it all very real and it is a sad story. Worth checking out.
jmschwartz's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
nightmarekitty13's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
midwifereading's review against another edition
5.0
NOTE: I have not seen the movie, so I had no idea what I was in for. And I am so glad.
This book does not mince words, and expects the reader to understand a lot of sea, fishing, and boat lingo. Though I am not familiar with many of the terms, it didn't impede my ability to comprehend the story pieced together so masterfully by the author.
It's a harrowing, matter-of-fact, true, and vivid telling of what happened over the last few days of October, 1991, just off the east coast.
There is an especially surreal description of what it's like to drown, based on reports of people who have, essentially, drowned and survived.
I was moved, stunned, held captive by the narrative. There is nothing wordy, artsy, or unnecessary in this tale. It is simply the story in the most forthright, brutal terms, so there is no mistaking the unimaginable reality of what happened during that storm.
This book is a gut punch, and absolutely worth it.
This book does not mince words, and expects the reader to understand a lot of sea, fishing, and boat lingo. Though I am not familiar with many of the terms, it didn't impede my ability to comprehend the story pieced together so masterfully by the author.
It's a harrowing, matter-of-fact, true, and vivid telling of what happened over the last few days of October, 1991, just off the east coast.
There is an especially surreal description of what it's like to drown, based on reports of people who have, essentially, drowned and survived.
I was moved, stunned, held captive by the narrative. There is nothing wordy, artsy, or unnecessary in this tale. It is simply the story in the most forthright, brutal terms, so there is no mistaking the unimaginable reality of what happened during that storm.
This book is a gut punch, and absolutely worth it.
kierli's review against another edition
dark
informative
tense
slow-paced
4.5
Incredibly comprehensive look at the people, culture, job, fish, ships, the whole picture.