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nderiley's review against another edition
5.0
THIS. This book is an oustanding work of non-fiction. Slade's pacing, use of actual dialogue, ability to give supplemental detail without straying too far from the heart of the book - all were tippy top notch.
The story itself will anger and sadden you and may make you reflect on what we take for granted in our daily lives.
A true 5 star read. READ THIS BOOK.
The story itself will anger and sadden you and may make you reflect on what we take for granted in our daily lives.
A true 5 star read. READ THIS BOOK.
zmull's review against another edition
4.0
This is a fascinating account of the sinking of El Faro, a 700+ ft shipping vessel in 2015. The book delves into modern shipping, the history of ship building, and the pressures of capitalism without ever neglecting the human stories. The recovery of the ship's audio recordings takes readers into the bridge on the last day before the sinking. This is a good book.
agile_tea's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Interesting and informative look at the sinking of the El Faro.
missjessrose's review against another edition
5.0
This is a crazy story about denial of reality and loss of truth as well as corporate greed. Amazing that such an avoidable disaster could happen in 2015. A good metaphor for a lot of things going on in the world right now.
This was a quick read for me and I recommend.
This was a quick read for me and I recommend.
cwood6's review against another edition
4.0
Incredibly well written, and masterful at building tension.
johndiconsiglio's review against another edition
3.0
Moment-by-moment re-creation of the 2015 sinking of the cargo ship El Faro in Hurricane Joaquin. Boston journalist Slade pieced it together largely from the doomed vessel’s “black box.” Rousing adventure on the high seas that pulls no punches. (Lotta mariners, shipping execs & some families are probably not happy with this tough reporting.) The sinking is tension-packed, the investigation less so. All the action of The Perfect Storm, none of the pretentiousness. (NOTE: My rather cheaply-made copy contained an extraordinary number of typos & printing errors. HarperCollins should have cared more.)