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A review by emosheeran
On a Sea of Glass: The Life & Loss of the RMS Titanic by J. Kent Layton, Tad Fitch, Bill Wormstedt
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.0
Feels like it took me 84 years to read this! A very information packed book, if not at times too much so, hence the 4-star rating.
Chapter 4 particularly felt like it could've been condensed down quite a bit, as it largely consisted of near identical recounts of "*insert passenger name here* felt a little bit of the collision, and then dressed in some clothing and went up to the deck to check."
According to my kindle that chapter was a little less than 2 hours long, which certainly felt very tedious and a bit of a time waster. It's understandable to put as much info as possible even if it's repetitive, but I personally would've preferred it to be more condensed since it didn't really offer anything new.
The chapters that held my attention the most were actually the creation of Titanic and Chapter 6, which was what happened as Titanic took the final plunge to until the survivors finally got rescued. I also really loved the pictures and illustrations included.
I haven't even got around to reading the appendices yet, so I still have quite a bit more to read. Definitely be aware that this might take a long time to get through, but it's worth it if you're interested in Titanic.
Chapter 4 particularly felt like it could've been condensed down quite a bit, as it largely consisted of near identical recounts of "*insert passenger name here* felt a little bit of the collision, and then dressed in some clothing and went up to the deck to check."
According to my kindle that chapter was a little less than 2 hours long, which certainly felt very tedious and a bit of a time waster. It's understandable to put as much info as possible even if it's repetitive, but I personally would've preferred it to be more condensed since it didn't really offer anything new.
The chapters that held my attention the most were actually the creation of Titanic and Chapter 6, which was what happened as Titanic took the final plunge to until the survivors finally got rescued. I also really loved the pictures and illustrations included.
I haven't even got around to reading the appendices yet, so I still have quite a bit more to read. Definitely be aware that this might take a long time to get through, but it's worth it if you're interested in Titanic.