Review: more than just history
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 22, 2012
This is not a random-feeling survey of cold facts. With this kindle single, the author skillfully relays history as if she actually had been there during those times, as if she personally knew all those involved. Kaye has the natural ability to tell you about events and, more importantly, about the people affected by those events. It's history told in an intimate way and with a very personal voice.By looking deeper at certain passengers on board, at their lives during the moments just before the disaster and even years after it, the author adds a personal feeling to this tragedy. Yes, it is historically accurate, but by layering facts with immediacy and emotion, this story goes beyond being a date and an event and becomes something real for us even today, not just something that happened long ago.Closing in on the 100th anniversary of Titanic's sinking, we all know about the mistakes made and the resulting great loss of life, all the cold hard facts, but this narrative details real people and real moments of courage and regret, putting the reader right there at that moment and time, making you feel very much a part of that history. At around 730 locations, this is nice, substantial read for a single, a sad but interesting read that is well-written by someone who you can tell loves words and history and the lives affected by that history.