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I appreciated that the author stayed true to the facts and gave similar stores without speculating that they were actual events. Learning the science behind waves, rescue training, etc was an added bonus.

ccoy84's review against another edition

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5.0

An amazing collection various stories united under the terrifying of experience when Mother Nature flexed her powers and shows what happens when we are truly at her mercy. The tragic story of the Andrea Gail and the ships found in similar situations will be sure to move you the risk men at sea take, and the dangers that lurk in vast blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

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informative sad medium-paced

3.5

skrrtvonnegut's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

3.0

There just wasn't quite enough meat on the bone with connecting the reader to the crew of the Andrea Gail, combined with Junger's (albeit admirable) commitment to keeping to only the facts available, leaves a lot of blank-filling. My eyes got a little glossy in the middle section, particularly, about wave science and boat weights and lengths, but what little characterization he provides is great at painting a picture of Gloucester and the end section with all the rescue attempt play-by-play is incredibly riveting. This might be one of the rare books where I bet the movie is a bit more interesting, with the fictionalizations they surely take part in.

avid_read's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

boborna's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful informative tense medium-paced

4.0

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