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angus_mckeogh's review against another edition
2.0
This should have been much better. Aside from the numerous typographical errors and grammatical mistakes, the entirety of the story kept pushing a ridiculous theory that had little supporting evidence and even less motivational fortitude. Perhaps the plane went north instead of south; if we completely ignore one data set from the satellites. Perhaps "the hijackers" were such criminal masterminds that they predicted hacking into a computer satellite/plane system and planting false data in a program that had never been used to track a plane to such a degree before. Way too many what ifs. No motivations. And even less evidence. I was hoping for some clarity and just got some outlandish, crazy hypotheses. I think it was a Smithsonian documentary that managed to shed much more light on the situation.
tomstbr's review against another edition
4.0
A thoroughly detailed account of what happened to MH 370. Conspiracy theory territory, but not particularly hard to believe, and is well-backed up by the author, an expert who had consulted for a year with other experts. Probably would have liked rebuttals to arguments against his theory.
tasha_v's review against another edition
5.0
Very intriguing. I came into this with. No airplane education but I found it easy to follow.
oceanwriter's review
informative
fast-paced
3.5
The disappearance of MH17 boggles my mind. Though I remember when it initially happened, the bizarreness of the situation didn’t dawn on me until years later. This book offers a brief account of the known facts (at the time of publication) as well as speculation of what might have happened based on what is known.
I wish the book had been longer but it was an interesting account from a reporter’s perspective, especially where he was also involved in the private investigation side of things.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
CW: Plane crash/disappearanceslider9499's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing conclusions and very timely
Yet another whodunit that keeps us up at night. The connection made between flight 370 and MH17 is scary as hell. If the plane is found, where it is found will determine if the author's conclusion is valid or just a theory. Great read!
Yet another whodunit that keeps us up at night. The connection made between flight 370 and MH17 is scary as hell. If the plane is found, where it is found will determine if the author's conclusion is valid or just a theory. Great read!
mdpbernal's review against another edition
challenging
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3.0
latas's review against another edition
4.0
No one, till date, knows what happened to the missing MH370. There are all kind of theories floating around. In this book, Jeff Wise puts together a reasonable scenario of what might have happened. The theory seems plausible, but the motive doesn't fit in. He gives a very vehement argument on why a motive doesn't have to fit it.
This book read like a detective novel. I am impressed by the detailed analysis. The technical details were mind-boggling.
The audible narration by the author was fine, however 'quote'- 'unquote' was distracting.
This book read like a detective novel. I am impressed by the detailed analysis. The technical details were mind-boggling.
The audible narration by the author was fine, however 'quote'- 'unquote' was distracting.