The Perfect Storm A True Story of Men Against the Sea [Paperback]

Every boater is drawn to storm-at-sea stories, and this one beats them all.Rich, compassionate characterization, as well as taut, suspenseful prose. A tale that doesn't skimp on facts, yet keeps you turning pages from beginning to end.Riveting&The natural upheaval holds center stage and acts as a character, but the story converges upon human beingsin this case, the six-man crew of the doomed Gloucester swordfishing boatHarrowing, relentless&and thoroughly enjoyable.A terrifying, edifying read&Readers&are first seduced into caring for the books doomed characters, then compelled to watch them carried into the jaws of a meteorological hell. Jungers compassionate, intelligent voice instructs us effortlessly on the sea life of the sword-fisherman, the physics of a sinking steel ship, and the details of death by drowning.One reads with the most intense concern, anxiety and concentration; and if one knows anything at all about the sea one feels the absolutely enormous strength of the hurricane winds and the incredibly towering mass of the hundred-foot waves.The pages of this book crunch with salt. There is nothing imaginary about Junger's book; it is all terrifyingly, awesomely real.