The Perfect Storm : A True Story of Men Against the Sea

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Summary: Good story, poor writing
Review: I thought the overall "story" of this book was intriguing, however, the poor writing ruined it for me. I'm not sure whether Sebastian Junger used "Dick and Jane" senetences so that the world as a whole would understand, or maybe this is just how he writes, but either way, his lack of parallel sentence structure and overbundance of sentence fragments diminished his credibility as an author.

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Summary: My shoes fell off!
Review: I stayed up all night under a wet blanket on a water bed and read the whole book until my shoes fell off.

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Summary: it could use some maps
Review: The Perfect Storm was an excellent read- one of those extended one-sitting types like Into Thin Air. As one reviewer has already pointed out, it lacked photos and maps because the author was trying to write literature and playing by some odd rule that a good book can't have pictures. I made what I could of the map at the beginning, but more detailed maps would have been better. The story itself is riveting.

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Summary: A fantastic story.
Review: One of tghe best stories of the sea I have ever read. Compares with the Shakelton venture in both emotion and heroics. To think that we still have men who will put their lives on the line for others in situations like this is magnificent. A must read for anyone interested in survival, whether it be in life or on the sea. These were simple men doing what they knew best.

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Summary: bad ass book
Review: A book that gives you goosebumps,and will strike your awe, every time you put it down, you cant stop thinking about those brave souls who get snuffed out by a power so great, that only you will understand after reading this book.

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Summary: The Perfect Read
Review: The Perfect Storm is simply perfect! S. Junger manages to intertwine the lives of a number of different groups with a scientific explaination and interpretation of the weather, professional fishing, and the ocean. I picked up the book intent on reading about the fate of people caught in the storm, but quickly came to appreciate the scientific and meteorological background information Junger weaved throughout the novel. His ability to present scientific fact, coupled with a remarkable prose, leave the reader spent; as if we too have faced the rogue waves of the perfect storm. Junger does a remarkable job at weaving the number of subplots into a tight and riveting novel. His ability to take us to different areas of the storm provide the reader with a true estimation of the power of the weather.

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Summary: A good read
Review: The perfect book to read at the shore when the weather's foul and you can't go swimming. Seriously, this book would have been much improved with a few well-chosen maps, charts, and photographs, but I suppose Junger is trying to write "Literature." That aside, this is a well-written tale of adventure, and you'll learn plenty about weather patterns and sailing arcana along the way.

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Summary: Excellent Analysis of Ocean Weather and Boating Challenges
Review: This book provides an excellent analysis and commentary on the challenges faced by fisherman, rescue crews and pleasure boating sailing on the open ocean. The perfect storm gave both a person touch and great facts on an often hostile environment that few of us will ever experience.

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Summary: Great, terrific, superb, no but it's still a good read.
Review: I was enthralled with this book for several reasons. First I know the area and the people. Second, unlike, most of the reviewers, I've been through State 10 seas. Finally I'm a sucker for a good story. Junger has done a decent job in tying togeather technical data with a story thats not only readable but also human. I could feel the terror that all those out in a storm of that severity. We are often caught up in the action of stories such as this, but Junger brings to life the worries and fears that those left behind feels. The total helplessness of those is brought out in such a way that you don't just read about it you can feel it. I now know how my wife felt when I went out to sea, submarines, and she had no knowledge of my whereabouts or if I was alive untill we came back to port. Although there are problems with the editing and the feeling of being rushed in the end I feel that it was well worth the time spent

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Summary: Disappointing - reads like a meteorological/nautical text.
Review: The first quarter of the book was intriguing, with character development and a sense that the author was trying to get to know the sailors who perished on the Andrea Gail. For some reason, the focus of the book changes to the meteorological events that occur, the integrity of the ship's construction, nautical history, etc. I kept wondering, "where are the people". Maybe this is more a guy-type book. I was disappointed enough by page 150 that I decided not to finish it.