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mimekdokee's review against another edition
4.0
A beautiful, honest account of the events and the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. The only thing left out of the book were those who did not cope ”heroically”. I hope the ones who never healed are also loved.
An added depth to the book is achieved by looking up the places the events happened up on Streetview and looking up eyewitness and survivor Tweets and FB posts referenced in the text.
An added depth to the book is achieved by looking up the places the events happened up on Streetview and looking up eyewitness and survivor Tweets and FB posts referenced in the text.
nobutseriouslywhat's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
sewerratturnedchef's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
5.0
southernbellebooks's review against another edition
5.0
Wow. This book was extremely heavy and I didn't think I would have such a visceral reaction to it. The stories of the survivors, the victims, and the law enforcement were incredible and the manhunt text kept me captivated. I definitely learned new things.
lilredkmd's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
3.0
amayne218's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
rosemaryandrue's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
3.25
This is the story of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, told from the perspectives of the civilians and police officers who were there that day.
A few days ago I watched from my window as an endless stream of marathoners ran past, cheered on by the masses of people who'd showed up to watch despite the drizzly day. I live just a couple of miles from the finish line in Copley Square, so people were looking pretty haggard but thrilled as they passed me. It's an exciting day, and an emotional one.
I've lived in Boston for a number of years, but when the bombing occurred I was in India, and followed the story through the newspapers - and consequently got a pretty fractured view of the story. As such, I liked that this book laid everything out in an easy-to-follow timeline. The authors interviewed plenty of people who were on the scene and did a good job of portraying the emotional rollercoaster that the city went through over the course of the next few days.
However, I thought the narration was somewhat shallow. We learn a bit about the terrorists and the city and the marathon, but we don't really go in-depth about what happened, why, and the reasons that led to things playing out as they did.
A few days ago I watched from my window as an endless stream of marathoners ran past, cheered on by the masses of people who'd showed up to watch despite the drizzly day. I live just a couple of miles from the finish line in Copley Square, so people were looking pretty haggard but thrilled as they passed me. It's an exciting day, and an emotional one.
I've lived in Boston for a number of years, but when the bombing occurred I was in India, and followed the story through the newspapers - and consequently got a pretty fractured view of the story. As such, I liked that this book laid everything out in an easy-to-follow timeline. The authors interviewed plenty of people who were on the scene and did a good job of portraying the emotional rollercoaster that the city went through over the course of the next few days.
However, I thought the narration was somewhat shallow. We learn a bit about the terrorists and the city and the marathon, but we don't really go in-depth about what happened, why, and the reasons that led to things playing out as they did.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Violence
liralen's review against another edition
3.0
Well-put-together look at the events of the 2013 Boston Marathon, though I'm not sure I could really say what separates it from, for example, [b:Long Mile Home|18667889|Long Mile Home Boston Under Attack, the City's Courageous Recovery, and the Epic Hunt for Justice|Scott Helman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1385354282s/18667889.jpg|26493552], beyond that different people's stories are highlighted. I am curious about how stories were chosen for this book and similar ones, books about events (not only the Boston Marathon bombing) involving large numbers of casualties... Do the writers choose who to highlight based on how well known the person's story already is, how well it isn't, how willing the person (or person's family) was to talk? Oh, I know it's a combination of all of the above, and probably a dozen other factors. It's just curious to me, I guess.
To make this an even slightly useful review, I will note that the book's worth a read if you don't have a great grasp of the events of the Marathon bombing. If you followed the news closely at the time or have read other similar works, this probably won't provide much that is new, but it's a solid read.
To make this an even slightly useful review, I will note that the book's worth a read if you don't have a great grasp of the events of the Marathon bombing. If you followed the news closely at the time or have read other similar works, this probably won't provide much that is new, but it's a solid read.