Storm: Stories of Survival from Land and Sea (Adrenaline)

by Clint Willis (Editor)

Paperback, 2000

Status

Available

Call number

810.8

Genres

Fiction

Collection

Your library

Publication

Da Capo Press (2000), 360 pages

Description

Most people associate storms and other big weather with death-with the kind of force that makes each of us wonder about life, and time and the nature of our surroundings. Some people go out looking for bad weather or go to places where they're likely to encounter it. Others have the misfortune of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Still, the stories in Storm have more to say than that. They tell us about what happens when people find that treacherous weather-or when it finds them-and we are reminded of the fragility of life, the capriciousness of Nature's will, and how little we can do when both cross paths.

User reviews

LibraryThing member kvrfan

Ordinarily, I love "man against the elements" stories, but it may be that there's a point of diminishing returns when you read too many at one time. I found that my enjoyment of this book decreased the more I got into it because the segments had a certain repetitive nature. I liked the article that

developed into the book, "The Perfect Storm" (even though I had already read the book itself). But it was the first story in the collection. I also enjoyed the account of the disastrous Everest climb that Jon Krakauer turned into "Into Thin Air" (this account was by an actual leader on the climb). But how many times can you read about the power of hurricanes, or the fighting the bitterness of snowstorms? The later entries may have been just as good as the earlier ones if read independently, but who could tell?

Note: Rick Bass' story, in the middle of the collection stood out precisely because it was unlike any of the others the book contained.

My recommendation would be to read this book piecemeal over a period of time, not all at once. Enjoyment would likely be higher.

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