Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson

11 reviews

rosa_lina96's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

3.75

What a book. Erik Larson is so skilled at writing nonfiction that sometimes it hardly seems real- it's gripping and full of details that would probably otherwise have been passed over, enough that it's hard for me to want to put down one of his books once I start reading. Though this one doesn't grip me quite as much as his others (I once stayed up far past my bedtime to finish Dead Wake even though I knew what was likely going to happen), it's still a compelling read about human arrogance and overconfidence in the face of Mother Nature-something which almost never ends well. It's also a fascinating look into how hurricanes form and move in the first place, even if the scientific jargon gets a bit hard to read at times. Definitely worth a read if you want to find out more about meteorology in general. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

mald626's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

cameojane's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

jaibird's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Pregnancy

saltybrieeze's review

challenging emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

This book introduced me to the idea that history is more than dry facts on a textbook page; that it is a collection of stories, lives lived, experiences and endurance. Larson is a top-notch author with strong command over the English language and the rare ability to put you, the reader, in Galveston with the community facing an unthinkably devastating storm. Enjoy this book and then relish the feeling that Larson has also written several other A+ works for you to delight in.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death

ninanesseth's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

bhanson24's review against another edition

adventurous informative sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

heypretty52's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Death, Animal death, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Racism

lmneal87's review against another edition

challenging informative sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, and Death of parent

beholderess's review

informative sad medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, and Death of parent