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riseclare's review against another edition
3.0
Can't read too much in one sitting...rather read a chapter here and there. These stories are from very different and interesting points of view and this book really shows how we banded together as Americans to help each other after this horrible tragedy. I started losing interest about 65% through. I also did not care for the "viewpoints" section at the end at all. Politics give me tired head. (over all, I preferred the book 102 minutes)
shan198025's review against another edition
4.0
For the most part this was an excellent book. Most of the stories are interesting and really do show a slice of history that needs to be preserved. I like that there are occasional updates about some of the storytellers.
What I didn't like is that there are 2 sections of the book I could have done without. The one about how 9/11 effected the..."average", maybe, New Yorker. The guy who's shop across the street from WTC isn't getting business and the guy who wandered around and saw flyers and an impromptu gathering of people. Also the "Viewpoints" part that has a slimy lawyer blathering on. In those two areas I would really have liked to hear more about D. C. and Pennsylvania or from survivors and first responders telling their stories. For it to be a true "Oral history" I'd think those areas would be better talked about.
Also some of the better known stories could be retreaded for future generations. The guy with the red bandana, Stanley P. Watching the jet from under his desk and the "Surfer" guy.
What I didn't like is that there are 2 sections of the book I could have done without. The one about how 9/11 effected the..."average", maybe, New Yorker. The guy who's shop across the street from WTC isn't getting business and the guy who wandered around and saw flyers and an impromptu gathering of people. Also the "Viewpoints" part that has a slimy lawyer blathering on. In those two areas I would really have liked to hear more about D. C. and Pennsylvania or from survivors and first responders telling their stories. For it to be a true "Oral history" I'd think those areas would be better talked about.
Also some of the better known stories could be retreaded for future generations. The guy with the red bandana, Stanley P. Watching the jet from under his desk and the "Surfer" guy.
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