Thursday, October 23, 2014

Listened long--every gory detail


After the Fire: A True Story of Friendship and Survival
After the Fire
by Robin Gaby Fisher

Okay.  Here goes.

A story of a college dorm fire and its aftermath. A story of two friends,  A true story--so be prepared.  I don't want to give away even so many details as the cover blurb did, so that is all I will say.

I will suggest that you read it rather than listen to it.  Listening seemed to drag on and on and repeat itself a little too often--which is to say, a whole lot too often.  Sometimes, I just wanted to skip to the end.  But I applaud the author's attention to detail, and especially the even-handed treatment of all the players involved--victims, families, doctors, nurses, girlfriends....  It was a lot of ground to cover and she did it excellently well.  You will NOT be disappointed.

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