Unabridged Audiobook
Outstanding
Typical Erik Larsen book, well researched, well written, and plenty of minutia to bring in the personal side to the story. I wish the narrator would be more animated. There are a lot of facts that coe our way after time has passed that can make a reader get mad at politicians. Overall, I enjoyed the book a lot!
Great o loved poy
I enjoyed the book very much. Once again Erik Larson really does outstanding research and is able to bring out interesting facts about the event and backstories about the people who were involved. The only advisory is that he provides so much information, and includes a lot of the passengers, that it may almost be too much information. I definitely enjoyed the book and learned ALOT about a subject that I had known very little.
The author does it again. I like when history is told as a story. I fought like I was watching the actual event. Was made to feel the loss of all that were involved. The people were shown not as back drops to a story but where they should be as the center piece.
I love Erik Larson's ability to transport a reader to a time and place. The narrator is also outstanding, it was a great book.
Very good and interesting, especially if you enjoy history and its lessons.
It was hard to tear myself away when life required it. The narration is top notch and transparently brings the material to listener. The central theme of the account of the boat and it's passengers is seamlessly blended into the broader panorama of the prevailing political backdrop, the start of the First World War. We learn of the dynamics at work both from an American and European perspective. As if that weren't enough, we get a vivid glimpse into the social conventions and ways of life of the time through accounts of the experiences of various individuals, some of note and others of less imposing social importance. I am a little worried that this book may have set too high of a bar !
Captivating. Especially the details of the torpedo attack. The last 4 hours or so were very hard to stop listening to. Scott Brick's emphasis on certain words was spine chilling. Excellent.
love the story llaid out by Larson.......try to make extra time to listen to more...captivating way to describe a great loss.....narration was spot on loved the book...will listen to this one again and again
Really enjoyed the book and the narrator was excellent as well. The author does an amazing job of weaving together a level detail that you could never get from a movie or television show. If you are interested in history and in particular WWI this is a must read.
I would have preferred an abridged version. It felt like the book that would not end. A bit slow for me and more detail than needed. Very comprehensive.
Larson uses his gift of storytelling to weave together many of the lives of that historic and fateful trip of the Lusitania in the early years of the war. The story is engaging and even know I know what happens in the end I found myself wanting to sneak away to find quiet times to listen. I listened to this boom in preparation for a teacher seminar I'll do next week Works war I seminar
Erik Larsen has delivered another great story. Loved this Book including the detail and history He never lets down.
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