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gremlin_snacks's review against another edition
2.0
Too repetitive and disjointed which is a shame because there were lots of interesting facts I learned by reading this, but I think it should've been edited better and concentrated more on the timelines of victims and survivors instead of repeating how the building wasn't as indestructible as it was thought to be and how unorganized the rescue efforts were. These things were understood immediately. There was no need to repeat them so much. When a book's title states that it's about the struggle of the people inside, you expect it to concentrate on their stories and flesh them out more. Also, it would've been better to stick to a few people at a time. By the end when you saw the people that didn't make it, it was hard to connect them to their respective stories in the book.
Sometimes they went back and specifically mentioned a person and whether they made it out, but not always. Also it would've been helpful if with the list of the people that were in the book but didn't make it they had included a small sentence so you could remember who they were since there were so many names and the book kept jumping around.
Sometimes they went back and specifically mentioned a person and whether they made it out, but not always. Also it would've been helpful if with the list of the people that were in the book but didn't make it they had included a small sentence so you could remember who they were since there were so many names and the book kept jumping around.
sarah_reading_party's review against another edition
5.0
i was a high school junior when september 11th happened. i remember that day very clearly, but as i've grown older have wanted to learn more about the human side of that day and not just the politics (before, during, after) or the policies. this book did a great job showing us the human side of the tragedy - from how the history/construction of the twin towers all but ensured that not everyone in that building would survive an attack like 9/11... to communication issues... to how those people with physical limitations struggled to survive. though this book was hard to read at times, since you knew going in that not all who were profiled would survive, this book was informative and important to read. i had never considered that people viewed the twin towers as the titanic... "unsinkable." heartbreaking, but great journalism. this book is well worth the read.
zarco_j's review against another edition
5.0
Heartbreaking and uplifting. The unadulterated story of those that survived and those that lost their lives in the Twin Towers.
Avoiding politics, sensationalism and outside happenings this book has a complete ring of truth.
Avoiding politics, sensationalism and outside happenings this book has a complete ring of truth.
wonderwoman619's review against another edition
5.0
Wow! Amazing book that provide a look into what it was like in the WTC during those horrific 102 minutes between the plane hitting the 1st tower and the collapse of the 2nd.
fantastiskfiktion's review against another edition
1.0
http://fantastiskfiktion.wordpress.com/2012/03/11/102-minuter/
erwink54's review against another edition
4.0
Wow. That’s all I can say. Fascinating, frustrating book.
jnblmnop's review against another edition
5.0
This book was both hard to read and hard to put down at the same time. I enjoyed reading this book so much but it leaves me with a heart full of sadness.
nfrancie's review against another edition
4.0
Hard to say that I liked this book considering how anguish-provoking it was but it did a remarkable job of telling the story of the people trapped, some who did not escape, in the towers. This was not a book I could read quickly due to the often disturbing descriptions and it gave me nightmares of every sort. But, I have a new appreciation for the horrors that were perpetrated on the innocent people in the two towers, and learned much about the structure of the buildings and why they failed, as well as the shortcomings in communication and other issues dealt with by the brave first responders. Definitely recommend this if you want to learn more about that awful day.
sloatsj's review against another edition
4.0
This followed a format I see often among non-fiction narratives: a few pages of tense or developing narrative followed by 2-3 pages of "technical aside." Like how these five people struggled to escape and help each other, then bam 2 pages about building codes. Then some pages about a particular fire crew, followed by 2 pages on NYC rents.
Oh well. I guess there isn't a much better way to do it.
In any case, a very readable account with some sad and terrible stories but also with so much glowing humanity it brought me to tears. It's heartening to see how good so many people are.
Oh well. I guess there isn't a much better way to do it.
In any case, a very readable account with some sad and terrible stories but also with so much glowing humanity it brought me to tears. It's heartening to see how good so many people are.