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Summary: Minute to Minute Book about the last night of RMS Ttitanc
Review: Starting with the lookout fleet seeing the first ice-berg, Walter Lord's The Night to Remember novel begins. W.Lord had truly grasped every angle of everything that happened from the hitting of the ice-berg to the Carpathia arriving at New York with thousands of people waiting to meet their friends or relatives. He interviewed most of the survivors, which made every word of the novel more realistic, and more fascinating. The survivors had also provided almost the exact words of what the passengers or the crew had said. For example, the only baker who survived, had provided W. Lord with thousands of information about the bakery when the ship was starting to tilt, such as providing bread for one of the lifeboats. Very fascinating, very exciting, truly amazing. This book had used thousands of help from suvivors, and of course, uncountable efforts by Walter Lord.
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Summary: An absorbing read...
Review: Dear Amazon.com Readers,With a passenger list in the back, detailing those who survived and those who didn't, "A Night to Remember," is a harrowing account of the Titanic's ill-fated journey from Europe to the United States. The book really tells of the people who spent fortunes to get aboard the Titanic, the most luxurious cruiseliner of the time. I really don't think that this book can be compared to the movie "Titanic." They are both such different stories, that saying one is like the other is missing the point. "A Night to Remember is much more than Hollywook hype. It is really more of a personal account of what happened aboard the ship, and the horrors of the sinking and of the rescues (most people died, only a few survived). I highly recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in the saga of the Titanic. This book is based solidly on fact, which is one reason I like it so much. I remember reading this several years ago, and being kept up at night as a result.
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Summary: Old but never archaic.
Review: Even with the amount of time I've been studying the "Titanic" legend, I still discovered a few new things about the disaster that I didn't know. You won't find a more detailed account anywhere else!
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Summary: The book to start with if you're interested in the Titanic
Review: For entertainment purposes, I recommend scanning down through the reviews of this book and reading any that are less than 5 stars. Hoo boy, what can you say? Walter Lord's book is a classic, the result of numerous interviews with actual survivors, and is probably as close as we will ever get to a complete recounting of the events of that awful night (also read Lord's "Night Lives On" where he adds some new information and corrects some errors he made in this book - he wasn't the only person caught out when the ship turned up in two pieces!). If you're just getting into the story or need to be cured of some of the more egregious excesses in Cameron's film, this is the book you need to read. On the other hand, if you're a victim of our educational system, go watch the movie. Hmmm.
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Summary: The firstest with the mostest
Review: For those of you who are Titanic aficionados, practically everything you will have read or seen about the incident probably used this book as a major reference. Which makes it the Titanic Bible. No, we don't get the love story, but there is enough here to make your emotions work the way they're supposed to. While there are other studies, what makes this one valuable is that the author interviewed over sixty survivors for the work. This is obviously a feat that can never be duplicated again, so we need to thank Walter Lord for getting the information while we can. So we get the statistics of the ship, which are interesting. We also get to know the changes made to sea travel, and society in general due to the incident. But we also get what have now become the famous "What ifs?". There are almost a dozen things, from ship construction to someone merely taking a telegram more seriously, where, if just were to go the other way, it's very possible that nearly everybody could have been rescued. This is essential reading for those interested in the topic.
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Summary: Not too bad, despite its age.
Review: I enjoyed reading Walter Lord's "A Night to Remember". I found it to be an easy and fast read and was quite informative based on the eyewitnesses who were interviewed. However, this is the type of book one would find available for sell in a school weekly reader. Lord does not gives us any real history of the ship prior to departure - he starts the book a few miles from the iceberg. He does not give the reader any real scientific reasons why the ship sunk as it did (flawed metallurgy, etc). Based on Robert Ballard's findings, one could prove that it was impossible for the Titantic to right itself 90 degrees from the surface of the water and plunge straight down (Ballard believes the ship must have snapped in half). Nevertheless, considering that the book was written in 1955 and lacking the scientific evidence we have today, the book was interesting and held my attention. It did an excellent job of showing the tragedy of the California not responding to the distress calls (a fact that was sorely overlooked in the movie, Titanic). I was also surprised to find that all of the female passengers were referred to as "MRS" so-and-so and not by a first name. Even the ship's roster listed the women as "Mr and Mrs" so-and-so. But, I suppose it was indicative of the times (early 20th century).
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Summary: A spellbinding read
Review: I have been fascinated with the Titanic for years, and now with the resurgance of interest due to the movie, I find myself reaching for this book once again. Of all the many books, articles and journals written on the Titanic, Walter Lord's book touches us in a way the 'newer' books don't. He tells the story from survivor accounts and his own experiences after having researched the great vessel with an honesty that is sometimes cold, yet truthful. He worked with what he had at the time--not technology, but merely an interest to tell the story from a human point of view. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the Titanic and her legacy. This is one book you will not want to put down and when you finally do, you may feel the emotions welling inside you as so many before when experiencing the wonder of this great tragedy.
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Summary: All you need to know about TITANIC is right here !
Review: I have received Walter lord's book "A night to remember" and the movie, two weeks ago, since then I have read the book two times and seen the movie three times ! This book is the one and only book you'll ever need to buy to have all the real facts and details about that terrible night.
YOU WILL NOT REGET BUYING THIS BOOK !!
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Summary: Touching Story
Review: I read the book " A Night To Remember". I thought it was a very good book for everyone. It was very interesting and touching. Walter Lord wrote the novel very realistic. It told what happened step by step each minute.
The passengers had to feel very scared. All they could think about was what their family members were doing in the other places on the boat. I could never imagine that.
The book tells you what happen and what the passengers felt when it was happening.
They could only think about how they were going to die too. They could only start thinking about touching the freezing water and freezing to death or drowning in the water.
They were out in the middle of nowhere and had no chance to really survive. The men let the wives and children go on the lifeboats first and then the husbands would get on lifeboats after everyone was off the ship. The wives and children could only think about where their grandpas or fathers were. They would never probably see them again in their lifetime. The fathers and grandpas and uncles would probably not survive the accident because it took so long just to get the wives and children on to the lifeboats.
While everything was happening, some people were in their beds just wanting to die that way, some were drinking as usual in the diner and some were just trying to survive. A lot of the passengers didn't even want to think of the way they were going to pass away.
I thought the novel was very good. I could feel what was happening as I read the story. It was very sad to read about how people felt and what they were thinking. The Titanic was one of the greatest ships ever and took so many lives in so little time. I could never imagine that happening. I don't know what I would think about if I had been on that ship. I think this novel is good for anyone that would like to read a good story.
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Summary: it was ok
Review: I thought that the book was ok. I liked how Lord gave details about what individual people were doing during certain events. But, then again, it was really dragged out and was boring at times. But it was interesting to know how poeple found out about hitting the iceburn, and what they went through.
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