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Summary: way better than the movie
Review: I must be the only person who read this book years before the movie came out. As a child, this was one of my very favorite books that I have since reread many times. Lord captures everything: the social mores, the lavish banquets, the characters (the captain!), the conditions on the rest of the ship, and the tragedy of it all. The movie leaves nothing to the imagination, but this account is truly superb. If you never got a chance to read it, don't delay. You'll learn almost everything about the tragedy from a master story teller. The scenes right before they strike the iceburg are incredible, as are every scene of the evacuation. Finally, it's clear why no one wanted to leave the security of the ship. The worst tragedy of all was that many of the lifeboats were lowered with hardly anyone on them because they were afraid to leave the ship. Many more lives could have been saved.
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Summary: Riding the Waves of the Titanic
Review: I admit it. I caught the Titanic wave when the movie came out. I was intrigued by the story of the huge boat sinking in the middle of nowhere and 1500 people freezing and drowing to death on a boat that splits in half sinking to the ocean depths. Its a little better than the nightly news. Walter Lord, authority on the Titanic chronology sets out a most detailed account of the sinking, from the maiden voyage to the sinking, each accounted for on the clock. The book was full of facts, however, I felt it was dry most of the time. I am not arguing the author, just his writing. I am not all together interested in every member of the crew, nor every passenger. Least of all am I worried about every little detail or account. The appendix has a complete listing of every member on board of the ship, who died and who survived. The story overall is the same and fascinating still. The inability to answer the question of "why did no one respond?" still remains even though we know the whole story. Certainly the best account on the Titanics chronology available to date.
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Summary: Good Plot, but hard to follow.
Review: The book A Night to Remember by Walter Lord is one of the most closely related stories about the Titanic I have ever read. The plot is very good, but it is very easy to get lost in this book.First, the book goes into immediate action. On the first page of the first chapter it tells you when the ship collides with the iceberg. Within the entire book. you get no background information on the events leading up to the collision at all. Second, the book bounces from one character's thoughts to the next. You can never really tell exactly which character he is talking through. He will go from a major person such as the ships designer to an unknown peasant in third class. Finally, the book is very boring. He doesn't use very good words to describe what is happening at the moment in the book. He could have been much more detailed about the events. He doesn't elaborate in the book very well. In conclusion, this book is good if you are doing research on the Titanic, but if you want something just to read in you spare time, I suggest you find something else.
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Summary: SIMPLY THE BEST
Review: This book is by the far the best Titanic related book ever. It is a must for anyone who has just become interested in the Titanic. It is easy to read and full of informative details about the ship, the crew, the passengers and of course the subsequent collision and rescue.
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Summary: This book rules! :)
Review: it is the worlds best book! if you are a huge titanic fan like me, this book is perfect for you. i absolutely love the tiitanic. read this book,i recommend it to you.:) :) ;) ;0
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Summary: The most impressive book I have read on the disaster.
Review: I have read over two dozen books and articles on the Titanic disaster, and it is without reservation that I can say that anyone interested in what happened to and on that ship should READ THIS BOOK BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANYTHING ELSE CONCERNING THE TITANIC. Further, if you are a serious student of the Titanic, buy this book in trade paperback or even hardback; you will wear the trade paperback out (as I have.) The book is at once easy to read and pithy, presenting many of the confusing events in a clear and precise manner. Although the discovery of the wreck in 1985 and her subsequent exploration in 1986 and later have presented evidence which raises doubt on some of what Mr. Lord suggests may or may not have occured, the book remains in many ways as important as ever, not the least of which as an intellectual framework against which other works can (and should) be compared. It is worth refering readers to Mr. Lord's less stunning but still recomendable The Night Lives On, in which he revisits the disaster in light of these findings.
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Summary: the best book
Review: A night to rember is a great story that includes many facts that somehow slip into the book. The book is very detailed and entierly ture. When you interupert the book it is quite lovely.
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Summary: Classic
Review: This book will put you on that ship better than any three hour long glitzy motion picture ever could. Walter Lord has a gift for storytelling and this short book is packed with every possible necessity as it tells the story of that fateful night in the cold Atlantic. You will get chills as the ship sinks, after you've intimately learned about the passengers and crew. The story will break your heart, not only for the reality of the tragedy, but for the way in which it is told to the reader. Thank you, Mr. Lord, for a true CLASSIC piece of writing.
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Summary: A Must read for Titanic buffs.
Review: This is the best Titanic book I have read. I got it, then for some reason it layed around for years. When I found it, I was sorry I didn't find it sooner. Forget Cameron's movie, the storyline with Jack and Rose has no truth. If you like the Titanic, but haven't read this book, read it now!
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Summary: You ARE there...
Review: If James Cameron's film Titanic made you feel you were there by watching it, (and I'm sure plenty of people feel that way but don't want to admit it since it's unfashionable right now), Walter Lord's book makes you feel the same way by reading about it. Minute by minute, detail by detail, with survivior accounts making it all the more real, we hear the story, the familiar details and plenty of ones we never heard before. Gripping with every turn of the page, your pulse races as you ache to find out what will happen next, though in the back of your head you already know. Walter Lord is a great historian and a great storyteller, and these skills are what make this book invaluable to any Titanic buff or anyone who likes a good story, or just anyone in general.
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