_sarahco 's review for:

The Hunt for MH370 by Ean Higgins
1.0

1.5.

I'd easily recommend the 4 Corners report on this story over this book.

Ean Higgins has written a piece of long-form journalism on the disappearance of MH370. The first half was interesting but felt a bit sensationalist and emotive and biased rather than objective and analytical.

But then the last half felt very padded out and was very boring. I'm convinced it was only put in to make the book look bigger. Extended descriptions about Higgins' trouble getting clarification from transport authorities about their opinion on how the plane landed. Or about the (seemingly irrelevant) political context of Malaysia. Or about a Senate Estimates Committee hearing.

I'm also not sure I learned anything fundamentally new from reading this book that I didn't already know from news reports over the years.

So basically, don't bother.

Also, don't read this book if you're going to fly anywhere soon.