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Summary: A gale-force read!
Review: Like the hapless ships in the path of the storm, Junger engulfs the reader. You'll be held submerged in suspense as Junger slowly layers detail upon detail, building to the inevitable conclusion. Buy this book - - and read it at the beach if you dare
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Summary: Excellent book!
Review: This was an excellent book! I screamed through it real fast once already (and then loaned it to a friend) and am now going to carefully re-read it. Also got my interest up in boating, so I ordered (from www.amazon.com, of course!)
"The Annapolis Book of Seamanship".
Strongly recommend it - gave it to Dad for Father's Day and he seems to enjoy it.
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Summary: What happened to Eishin Maru #78??
Review: I had to read it since I enjoy boats so much. The Idea is great. The execution is average. For true facts of what great storms can do, read this book. For enjoyment of man against the sea, read Joshua Slocum (Sailing Alone Around the World)
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Summary: You won't want to put it down.
Review: A very inciteful read. For someone who has never spent a day on a fishing boat of this magnitude, Junger paints a picture that is vivid and terrifying. You'll gain a new respect for nature, open water and the people who not only make a living on the sea, but also those who protect them. Even so, as the story of the Andrea Gail unfolds, we see that the best efforts of man is nothing in comparison to what nature can dish out. You won't want to put it down. It's as good of a book as you will read this summer
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Summary: Incredibly exciting book
Review: Unbelievable that the author can sustain suspense for so long when every reader knows how the story comes to an end. But he does. The narrative moves up and down like the waves that engulf the crew, each peak more frightening than the last.
Gotta be the book of the year
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Summary: A Good, Solid Read
Review: In a world that's more and more about go along to get along and where people will barely risk embarrassment let alone their lives, this is a story of people still working at sea and taking mortal risks to earn a livelihood. It protrays an older, more elemental world where survival is more important than being on a wining team and where can-do optimism pales beside the fury of a storm at sea. Junger has written a truly interesting and unique book. Something worthy of the New Yorker before it turn to chic literary voguing. To someone who once spent a few days in a small sailboat in the middle of a gail, it brought back the confusion and terror of the sea. I recommend it to anyone who loves the elements. Also, take a look at Allard Coles' classic, Heavy Weather Sailing
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Summary: Unputdownable true sea adventure
Review: Drowning at sea hardly seems a book subject, especially since there were no survivors and the author makes nothing up. But, in a masterly first section, the author creates such empathy for the sometimes unlovely fishermen aboard the Andrea Gail that the reader is compelled into their world, the physiology of storms, and the triumphs and tragedies of rescue. A style to marvel at and a book to reread
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Summary: A shot of cold North Atlantic water down your spine!
Review: Junger has woven a tightly crafted account of a 100-year storm at sea that even landlubbers can appreciate. For those who have been to sea, this is a story of nature's wrath that will scare you thoroughly, and make you realize how fortunate you have been to avoid the fate of the Andrea Gail, a 72-foot long-line sword fishing boat caught at the wrong place at the wrong time. The author carefully recounts the innocent decisions made by captain and crew over a period of weeks that led to their being trapped in a situation from which there was no escape. The chilling thing is that they probably knew they were dead days ahead of time, when they saw the weather faxes showing the storm barreling down on them. A boat 72 feet long doesn't stand a chance against 100 foot breaking waves, and with a top speed of 12 knots, there was no where for Andrea Gail to go in the time she had until the storm hit. If you have never been to sea, this book is as close as it gets. My only criticism is that the book could benefit from the inclusion of additional charts and diagrams showing the path of the storm center and direction and extent of the 100+ mph winds swirling into the center
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Summary: Fantastic- must be read for all of us who go to sea.
Review: and even if you do go to sea but like suspence and excitment you will love this book. This is gripping tale that holds the readers attention through out. There were no dead spots. The author effectively tied tradegy at sea to the lives of those ashore and the heroes who work at air-sea rescue. This was hard book to put down. If fact my wife got mad at me while I was reading this saying " all you do is have your nose in that book". It was well worth the dinner it cost me to make up. I'd do it again in a heart beat
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Summary: The Perfect Storm Has It All
Review: If you enjoy true life drama that is fast paced and keeps you on the edge of your seat this book is for you. Junger is a gifted writer who sifts all the wheat from the chaff resulting in a highly compact narrative. It moves seamlessly between the story line of those unknowingly caught in the path of impending tragedy and the technicalities that cause it without a noticable shift in gears. It is high drama. It is also highly educational. Above all, it is a monument to the human spirit; the spirit of those lost at sea, those who survived and those who risked their own lives in the rescue
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