Tsunami : 7 Hours That Shook the World

by Satinder Bindra

Hard to find

292 pages, Hardcover

First published November 15, 2005

Reviews

[Raj Singh Repaswal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Written like an ordinary man.

[Fareeha · Rating 2 out of 5]

Given the subject, I thought it would be profound and more touching than it actually was. The author mentioned that he wanted to put forth stories of courageous people of the areas where the tsunami hit rather than the tsunami itself. However, it was more like a single-man touting mission for CNN i.e. CNN is the best, without CNN no one would've known about the tsunami, the world wouldn't have helped, etc. Given that the book IS written by a CNN guy, it still was a little too much to put focus on emphasising your (CNN) 'goodness' than giving a picture of the ravaged nations and its people. I also found the author's own 'ventures' as somewhat 'callous' when they (CNN) demanded cars, proper places to sleep and food and such when there were so many who had lost everything and had nothing to offer. Couldn't they have carried some food and water alongwith their 40 kg equipment? Also made me reaffirm by belief that journalists are like vultures. Anyhow, there are incidents told of courageous people here and there but the writing style doesn't really 'touch.'

[Abhishek · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book gave a real life commentary of the incident and also about the things that happened after that scary day. But what was missing in the book was a impactful story. Low on emotional quotient that any one would search for when a topic like Tsunami is being dealt with.