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katherine_f16 's review for:
Surviving Savannah
by Patti Callahan
This is a very, very good story. It had all of pathos that you'd expect from, as the book itself coins, "tragedy porn." I loved the story of survival at sea. And I did like that it addressed the philosophical question of fate's hand in tragedy. That was well done. My reservation- my only one- was the strict adherence to the "historical fiction formula." Tragic historical moment? Check! Little bit o'romance? Check! Narrator from present day who is dealing with something loosely connected with what happened in the past? Check! Likeable time period heroine carrying some kind of injury of the heart? Double check! Cover of the book is of a silhouetted woman from behind, pensively looking off into the distance? Of course! Seeing the frame before the story is a bit of a let down. But I did really like it, teasing aside. I recommend this book, especially to those who get their kicks out of novels where many people die suddenly and dramatically, and only the few brave and deserving ones survive.