Titanic Sinks!: Experience the Titanic's Doomed Voyage in This Unique Presentation of Fact Andfic...
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, Barry Denenberg has created a one-of-a-kind, high-concept book that's a ...
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Feb 12, 2012
Kate
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A unique presentation in the form of newspaper stories, first person accounts, historical photos, and a fictional journal from a fictional news correspondent. It is this last bit that garners the book only 3 stars from me. While the author states that the journal entries are fiction, they are based on extensive research. Unfortunately it is not clear in the presentation of the journal that it is fiction. Yes, the book's title includes "...presentation of fact and fiction" but the autho
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Dec 20, 2011
Samantha
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AMAZING! I'm very impressed with the attention to detail and research that went into this book. The author notes that he only included pictures of the Titanic, not any pictures of the Olympic as other books do. The writing style is very clear and easy to read. The author blends fiction and reality (he makes up a reporter so readers have a 1st person perspective, but all of this passenger's perspective is based on actual accounts and research) to make the reader feel as up close and personal as p
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Jan 02, 2012
I've been really interested in the Titanic ever since the movie came out in 1997, so I was really excited about reading this book. It's a fast, absorbing read that's a hodge-podge of photographs, statistics, fictional magazine articles, and first-hand accounts. It offers a great account of the night Titanic sank in the form of a fictional first-person narration of the event. The book is also a great conversation starter - Denenberg raises some excellent questions about the tragedy without rev
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Feb 17, 2012
Lindsay
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It's easy to get caught up in the story, and forget that a large part of this is actually fiction. What Denenberg has done is created a fictional forum for his factual research.
The pages are filled with chilling photographs, but the most difficult part to read was the journal of a fictional journalist aboard the Titanic as it sank. It's terrifying to speculate how accurate it may be.
As we approach the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's devastating accident, it's important that we reme More...
The pages are filled with chilling photographs, but the most difficult part to read was the journal of a fictional journalist aboard the Titanic as it sank. It's terrifying to speculate how accurate it may be.
As we approach the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's devastating accident, it's important that we reme More...
Dec 16, 2011
Ed
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Denenberg presents the facts of the Titanic catastrophe framed in a 1912 special edition of a fictitious magazine called Modern Times and excerpts from the journal of a Modern Times correspondent found after the sinking. A handsomely designed, dramatic and unique presentation of the story illustrated with actual photographs of the Titanic and people mentioned in the narrative. This is sure to be popular as the 100th observance of the tragedy quickly approaches.
Dec 18, 2011
Abby
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Using a fictional newspaper, The Modern Times, this book presents information about the Titanic in an engaging format. A fictional diary, entries based on "scrupulous research", allows readers to experience the sinking as it happened. There are many books about the Titanic, with more coming out each month as we approach the 100th anniversary, but this one stands out for its unique format and visual appeal.
Jan 22, 2012
Amy
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This was a very moving tale. I liked the newspaper format; it allowed the author to tell the story of the Titanic from a variety of angles without having to make the book 900 pages long flushing out each topic. Naturally, that of course, it my only criticism-- I wanted more! I'm very glad I purchased this for our the Titanic section of the juvenile nonfiction-- its well written and I appreciated Denenberg's notes at the end.
Jan 07, 2012
Sam
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Denenberg (who also created Lincoln Shot, the book that none of the shelvers at our branch ever want to shelve because it is so huge) does an excellent job here of portraying the human element of the Titanic tragedy thanks to the book's format (the "Modern Times" newspaper, with interviews, photos, etc.). I still don't know how I feel about "fictionalization" in nonfiction, and Denenberg does stray into that territory once or twice. Still, this is an excellent book that shoul
Jan 06, 2012
Vanessa
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It was hard not to cry while reading the included survivor's accounts in this book. It is through them that we feel the tragedy of that night.
Jan 23, 2012
Jaclyn
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The Best Titanic book I've read in a long time. Very well done and the never released before journal entry is chilling.
Jan 25, 2012
Layout is like an old newspaper. Looks like primary documents. Photos and line drawings for illustrations.
Jan 09, 2012
Nancy
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Feb 20, 2012
Hannahlily
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The book seemed very well-researched and full of interesting information, but not as riveting as I would hope a book on the Titanic would be.
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