The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea

The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea Review

I relish the style of competent, detailed, unembellished storytelling that Junger does in this work. Precise factual descriptions of the circumstances, facts, and action of the fishing boat caught in a gale bring this to concrete life in a way that makes a vision more palpably real than the well known film on the same topic. I liked the film in its own right but this book is something different, a wholly different work that stands in the first rank of books of this type. I recommend it strongly to those with any interest in nautical subjects of any kind.

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• ISBN13: 9780393337013
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The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea Overview

A real-life thriller that leaves us with the taste of salt on our tongues and a terror of the deep. 8 pages of illustrations

The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea Specifications

The unabridged audio version of Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm, read by Richard M. Davidson, moves in the same haunting fashion as the deadly storm referenced in the title. Opening slowly, the story lulls you with a false sense of calm, behind which looms an inexorable power. Almost imperceptibly the drama begins to build and before you know what's hit you, the sheer force of the cumulative events has swept you into a maelstrom of tragic human consequence.

Junger's carefully researched and sympathetic book is a mesmerizing chronicle of man's struggle against nature. Davidson's unassuming, slightly nasal tone subtly captures the drollery of the salty New England attitude. "People often get premonitions when they do jobs that could get them killed ... the trick is knowing when to listen to them." He makes listening to The Perfect Storm seem like you're bearing witness to a natural disaster. You're powerless to help, but the awesome spectacle has such an emotional hold that it's nearly impossible to turn away. Start this tape too late in the evening and you may be in for a dark and stormy night. (Running time: nine hours, six cassettes) --George Laney

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