Review: Enjoyable Short Read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 16, 2012
This book was an informative read on the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. Ms. Kaye places the reader in the life boat for an incredible experience. However, there was a huge flaw in the book which is why I could only give it three stars: the figures of the survivors after the sinking of the Titanic were abysmally inaccurate. Ms. Kaye's statistics infer that almost 80% of the crew survived which gives the reader a gross misconception that the crew saved themselves over the passengers. For those who choose to read this well-written account of Life Boat No. 8, please keep in mind these are the correct statistics: Total Passengers = 1316; Total Passengers Survived = 498 (37%); Total Crew = 913; Total Crew Survived = 215 (23%).