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Thrilled2Pieces

Didn't want it to end!

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2017

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I loved Devil in the White City by Erik Larson, but was disappointed by In The Garden of Beasts and Thunderstruck. I seem to have been on a weather disaster kick for a while, so I ordered Isaac's Storm. This is one of those books that is so good, you don't want it to end--in fact, when I finished it, I started reading it again immediately. The research, the intrigue, the drama---way better than a novel for me, because this all happened. In the two other Erik Larson books I mentioned, it appears he got bogged down in the details of one of the dual plots and though you knew they were related to each other, by the time you got to the end, you didn't much care about the people involved. In Isaac's Storm, you'll even care about the prelude to the hurricane of raining frogs. Usually, when I "loan" a book to somebody, I don't care much if I get it back or not. This one has my name in it!

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History Awakened

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2016

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I don't need to repeat the story-line here as other reviewers have done so. All I can add is that this book, especially when it gets to the storm itself and its incredible impact, held me spellbound. Larson is brilliant at presenting history as it can be: remarkable stories that are not a long list of "name/place/date" but an exploration of situation, connections, character, emotion, outcomes - fact, not fiction, with sources noted, of course - that draw one in and keep one immersed through to end. After reading a "history" by another author (different subject entirely) I longed for Larson's exploration of same, knowing that I would care more, remember more, and understand the connections that drive events more than the endless drivel of who begat whom, etc.(often only good for source material, it seems). Imagine what Larson's writings on the French Revolution, St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, the Boer War - oh, anything - would be. He takes an event and builds the world around that event - and one leaves his arena with a deeper understanding of the world he explores than few others can or do provide.

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A RochesterTop Contributor: Cooking

Man still fails to predict weather.

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2018

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I have read all of Larson's books. He writes well . This is my least favorite of all his books. It is the story of the nearly complete devastation of Galveston, Texas by a hurricane, a hurricane that was predicted to be a normal day. A portion of the book was concerned with facts about weather and the mystery and lack of knowledge about this subject. The dissension and personal animosity within the weather organization was discussed extensively. I found these facts to be boring. Maybe the word is complicated not boring. Weather is complicated and hard to understand for those of us who have little to no knowledge about the subject.

Finally, the story emerged, when the book switched to the fierce storm, and the damage and loss of life. This part of the story was well done. Not many people could write the horrifying story of such death and destruction. It was real, and the reader was "THERE".
I find todays weather warnings to be overdone and often misleading. People sometimes choose not to evacuate because the predicted storm often becomes a breezy day. In the contest between man and weather -weather wins.

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Hurricanes, Gulf of Mexico, Galveston Texas, Weather forecasting, Bureaucratic Blunders.

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2015

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A Review by Anthony T. Riggio of “Issac's Storm” by Erik Larson, 8-3-15

I have read most of Larson's books on historical events and have never been disappointed. Issac's Storm brought home to me the destructive power of a hurricane and the fact that we are blessed today by superb forecasting technology and tracking of storms. Living by the Gulf of Mexico, I am always anxious when a storm of any kind, is forecasted by the National weather services, and our local weather people. I have lived through several category 1 storms. I built my house to withstand up to a category 4 storm and possibly a category 5. I would not sit out a storm forecasted at a 2 or higher.

In the case of Issac's storm in 1900, that hit Galveston, Texas, it was estimated to be close to a category 5. at that time the National Weather Service was a budding and infant service dependent on oral relays of information from ships at sea or island in the Caribbean, specifically Cuba and other smaller Islands. Ship to shore telegraph was still too new to be of help leaving word of mouth by the sea captains. once information was obtained about a gathering storm, appropriate warnings were supposed to be communicated to the residents of the probable impact sites.

Unfortunately, politics always comes into play especially with a budding service whose reputation was at risk and its confidence by the public and the need for funding. The National Weather Service had weather reporting stations at storm vulnerable locations throughout the United States and representatives were constantly communicating barometric, temperature and wind calculations to the Weather Service's headquarters in Washington. Because of both politics and funding issues the word "hurricane" was forbidden to be communicated because of the variable shifts in weather fronts.

Forecasting was more of an art than a scientific prediction. The weather chief in Galveston was both and educated weather person as well as being a physician. His name was Issac Cline and he sensed the coming storm but was on delicate territory in expressing the need for greater danger to the residents of Galveston whose topography was only about five feet above sea level and while local politicians talked about a sea wall because of previous storms, the idea was put into a bureaucratic filing drawer.

Erik Larson lays out a compelling story based on his usual and extensive research and puts the reader into the minds of the characters in the book, which were all real people. The reader will feel the growing tensions of the arriving storm and feel the wind, rain and flood of
Galveston. The reader will feel pity for Issac Cline and disgust for his bosses in Washington DC.

Normally because of our up to the minute forecasting and tracking of hurricanes we feel great comfort and have the time and ability to prepare and evacuate if necessary. The number of casualties and deaths as described by Larson are shocking and good and bad of humanity is clearly demonstrated. l

In those days they did not "name" storms and I suppose the author named it Issac's storm because of his responsibility as a employee of the National Weather Bureau and the amount of personal blame that would be open to public criticism. The book was well written and I highly recommend it to those who enjoy history presented, as Larson so skillfully does in each of his works. I do not hesitate to award five stars to this work.

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Ovekat

A storm of a book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 25, 2017

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Another great book from Erik Larson which I thoroughly enjoyed.

Maryh

Erik Larson excels again

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 7, 2015

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Excellent book

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johnfench81

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 13, 2016

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lyntrom

Interesting True Story

Reviewed in Canada on September 12, 2021

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I liked the way that this author depicted from the personal perspective and how this dreadful hurricane evolved for the people of Galveston with little or no prediction of how serious a storm this was. By telling this story through the events faced by some of Galveston's residents, the shocking reality of what happened became more real to the reader. After finishing the book and looking for images on the web of the destruction, how anyone survived to tell the tale is hard to believe. An amazing story!

thegreenhillsofafrica

The suspense carries you at high speed

Reviewed in Canada on October 14, 2021

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The feeling the book gives readers reminds me of the movie Valkyrie. You know the bomb plot won’t succeed, you know Hitler will survive, but you still think maybe maybe it will work out, and you’re filled with suspense.

So with this book. You know the storm will devastate Galveston, you know thousands will die, but you are still held in suspense, hoping for survivors.

Well-written, a page turner, painful - the excitement and the tragedy of the storm.

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