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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
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With every book I read about the Titanic I find out more new and interesting information. This book was especially important since it was published in 1955, when many survivors were still alive and lucid enough to give first-hand accounts. I also really liked how this book also chronicled the events of the Carpathia that night as well, from her first response to Titanic all the way up to the rescuing of the last lifeboat, which didnt happen until after 8:00am the following morning. A quick, but fascinating read!
My older brother was semi-obsessed with the Titanic. I remember a mass market paperback edition of this book living our bookshelves the whole time I lived at home. I know I started it a couple of times when I was a kid but never got very far.
When I was planning books for the most recent Bout of Books week I started browsing for highly rated shorter audiobooks and this popped up so I checked it out from the library.
I'm so glad I did. I know why this is such a classic among books about the sinking. It really does focus on the events of that one night starting when the lookout first sighted the iceberg. Once the survivors are picked up by the Carpathia the next morning there is very little follow up on anything that happened afterwards.
Published in 1955 it was obviously written long before the wreck was found and the breakup of the ship confirmed. It was written, however, when Lord had access to survivors and he interviewed many of them.
The audio narrated by Martin Jarvis was extremely well done. I like his voice and narration already. There are many many names and people and I quickly gave up trying to keep track of all of them. Some are mentioned many times and others only once so I didn't let it bother me.
This was an excellent audiobook and I highly recommend it.
Lord wrote a follow up after the wreck was discovered and I plan to read it.
When I was planning books for the most recent Bout of Books week I started browsing for highly rated shorter audiobooks and this popped up so I checked it out from the library.
I'm so glad I did. I know why this is such a classic among books about the sinking. It really does focus on the events of that one night starting when the lookout first sighted the iceberg. Once the survivors are picked up by the Carpathia the next morning there is very little follow up on anything that happened afterwards.
Published in 1955 it was obviously written long before the wreck was found and the breakup of the ship confirmed. It was written, however, when Lord had access to survivors and he interviewed many of them.
The audio narrated by Martin Jarvis was extremely well done. I like his voice and narration already. There are many many names and people and I quickly gave up trying to keep track of all of them. Some are mentioned many times and others only once so I didn't let it bother me.
This was an excellent audiobook and I highly recommend it.
Lord wrote a follow up after the wreck was discovered and I plan to read it.
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A detailed description of the people aboard the Titanic and the circumstances surrounding her demise. It's been awhile since I had read fiction for pleasure, so it was a pleasant change. Knowing that these were real people and true stories was hard to keep in mind, but was truly thought-provoking.
Sometimes you just have to re-read a classic! Actually, it was very interesting reading this again after years, and after watching so much on the Titanic 100 anniversary last week. It still holds up well!
Wow, there is a reason this is THE classic book about the Titanic and I am glad I finally read it. It is well planned out and written. It starts with the hitting of the iceberg and continues from there with information pulled from survivor accounts. It is detailed, informative, sympathetic, and compelling. For me personally it really helped explained the mood in the early time after hitting the iceberg, and I really enjoyed reading from the point of view of the Carpathia and it's preparations for picking up the survivors. I was extremely frustrated by the nearby Californian, and by all the nonsense that led to so many needless deaths.
The end of this book made me cry. The fact that so many first class passengers survived and a ton of them men. The 2nd and 3rd class passengers had zero chance of making it out alive. Women and children my butt