Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Only Plane in the Sky by Garrett M. Graff

9 reviews

danimcthomas's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

Meticulously reported from first hand sources. The best way to get the full picture of that horrible, horrible day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Grief, Blood, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

Graphic details about 9/11

ericadansereau's review

emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Heartbreaking and incredibly well done, this book had me hooked on every word, though I did have to stop and take many breaks, as the content is so heart wrenching and hard to process through. Highly recommend the audio version. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, War, Body horror, and Violence

milesjmoran's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Grief, Islamophobia, Blood, Medical trauma, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, and War

oliviaja's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I was a 6 year old in rural Canada on 9/11, and though I grew up with it’s consequences, I knew shockingly little about the actual day. This was incredibly informative and fascinating. I can’t recommend the full cast audiobook enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Medical content, Violence, War, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death, and Death of parent

tmickey's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Racism, Islamophobia, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, and Cancer

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, and Pregnancy

mzjohnson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Body horror, War, Cancer, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, and Terminal illness

nataliebootlah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This is one of the most difficult books I’ve ever read.

I think nearly everyone remembers exactly where and what they were doing on September 11th, 2001. The Only Plane in the Sky enhances those memories with first-hand accounts from survivors, first responders, witnesses, and other everyday people turned heroes who were at the World Trade Center and Pentagon when they were attacked. Graff uses transcripts, personal reports, news broadcasts, documents, and voicemails to recreate 9/11 minute by minute. It is a harrowing, heartbreaking piece of American history. Despite the anguish and despair, it was inspiring to see how Americans came together immediately after and the days following. 

It is also a reminder of the twenty-year war resulting in thousands of innocent lives lost on both sides. It’s humbling and vastly important to recognize how 9/11 changed our world as we knew it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Medical content, and Suicide

Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, and War

mghrt06's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

lovinglyread's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Xenophobia, Blood, and Islamophobia