Review: Short but concise account of that famous night
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 6, 2013
Well written and detailed account of one of the most famous ship disasters in history. Written from the point of view of the survivors in one lifeboat, it is a scary account that  humanizes the wreck though the eyes of the people in the middle of it. It read almost as though they were being interviewed by the author.  Kaye captures all the horror, devastation, and despair as people's lives were forever changed. After living through 911, I feel she evokes that instant when one realizes the perception of one's life has changed forever. She chillingly relates man's folly, that in his pomposity, he has dared nature with his overconfidence, to be slammed into reality that we are no better or worse that any other species sharing this planet for as long as nature permits.