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Futility or the Wreck of the Titan by Morgan Robertson

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iphigeniad's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

ipanzica's review against another edition

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3.0

This book is mostly known for it predicting the events of the Titanic years before the Titanic would set sail for its tragic voyage. The first part of this book was interesting to read because of all of the similarities between things that happened in the book and what would later happen to the Titanic. Then around the halfway point of the book, the book goes off the rails. This book had

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an accidental kidnapping/rescue, the main character fighting a bear, life insurance schemes, a weird love story, and a crazy courthouse trial.

Also keep in mind that this book is short so each crazy thing that happened in this book came in quick succession from the last crazy thing that happened.
Overall I recommend this book for people looking for an easy and fun read.

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3.0

It's uncanny how close the ship dimensions of the fictional Titan was to the Titanic and how similar the fictional account of the Titan striking an iceberg was to that of the Titanic. Fortunately, the survivors of the Titanic were not faced with any life-threatening encounters with polar bears. That would have been unreal!