Reviews

Titanic: First Accounts by Max Ellis, Tim Maltin, Nicholas Wade

caffeine_books's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

An amazing read - wonderful to have so many first hand accounts in one spot.  What I loved about this book was that it did not place blame but presented the stories in a logical way and let the survivors speak for the themselves.  I believe part of the afterword summarizes the book and the obsession with Titanic: " The Titanic keeps resurfacing to haunt our memories because its loss was a perfect monument to human folly. ...Even now, a century later, the story of Titanic continues to resonate.  It was not just lives that were lost in the tragedy but a way of life" (pg. 373-374).

littlelarks's review

5.0

A absolutely gorgeous cover design which contains the most convenient collection of 1st person perspectives and testimonies into the sinking I've come across. 3/4ths is made up exclusively of Archibald Gracie’s preciously published book, but still, an invaluable resource!
(Skip the intro though, as Tim Maltin contributes nothing but reiterating false claims about Captain Smith’s orders for speed.)