The Perfect Storm

The Perfect Storm

Sebastian Junger

227 pages

$16.29

I read this book after I watched the movie. (Shouldn't it be the other way around?) At the beginning of the book, I really enjoyed it. It delved into the lives of the sailors and showed who they were. The characters were surprisingly different from the movie. But as the book progressed, it tended to focus on the technical aspects of things. I don't mind that, but there was a whole chapter about the mechanics of waves, and I was quite lost and bored. Some people may enjoy this writing style, but I did not like it too much. One last thing I did not like is that there was that the people's lives seemed so empty. They seemed like they had nothing to live for. Their life was the sea, and they had nothing else. A fair amount of cussing and drinking went along with this lifestyle and I did not appreciate reading about it. Overall, I would give the book three stars. It was good, but not quite what I anticipated. I suggest getting it from the library, not buying it, if you want to read it.

Sadly, I am going to take "The Pickle is Feeling" off for the time being. Unkymoods isn't working. Man, this stinks!