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The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger
Audiobook
3 Stars
Poll Ballot - Ecology

October 1991. It was "the perfect storm"--a tempest that may happen only once in a century--a nor'easter created by so rare a combination of factors that it could not possibly have been worse. Creating waves ten stories high and winds of 120 miles an hour, the storm whipped the sea to inconceivable levels few people on Earth have ever witnessed. Few, except the six-man crew of the Andrea Gail, a commercial fishing boat tragically headed towards its hellish center.

I must first admit there was a large portion of this book that I cannot pretend to understand. The detailed nature with which the author described the fishing, boating, and weather was at a technical level that I could not keep up with or even process at times. This is not to say it was poorly written, in fact, quite the opposite. It was extremely well research and the composition of the book was not lacking at all. I just do not have the background, eduction, nor experience to comprehend it.

That being said, I enjoyed the book tremendously at times and moderately at others. For a non-fiction book written in a journalistic style the characters were quite lively and well developed. I realize these were real people but they easily could have been the heroes or heroines of great works of fiction. The author captured so much of their nature that I was incredibly intrigued.

Overall, this book exposed me to a world I knew nothing about. It expanded my horizons and opened my eyes to challenges that are beyond what most will ever experience. It was a worthwhile read even if I know that I am more likely to misquote it than understand it.

I read this a long time ago, but I remember it well. It was before the time I was rating books, so there is really no telling how I would have rated it. However, even though, like you I had no knowledge of the subject of the book, I do remember liking it. Very nice review.