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4.5 ⭐ I just don't think anyone beats Erik Larson in nonfiction telling today. I always find his books fascinating and end up learning things I never did. Isaac's Storm is no different. It is about the deadliest hurricane to ever hit America. It happened 105 years before Katherine, in 1900 in Galveston, Texas. The hurricane killed thousands and demolished the city. Some say had it not been for the hurricane, Galveston may have been as ⬇️

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I bought this book on a Kindle Deal the other day & it #InvolvesExtremeWeather about the Galveston Texas of 1900. 🌀 ⛈️🌪️

Isaac has an award named after him. So it was interesting taking a dive into who he was and what went down, which suggests the credit to him may be overhyped. As someone who work who works in this field, it‘s a humbling reminder, and it‘s a solid read.

Book for May. It‘s interesting to note that this is the only #authoramonth selection that made it to my #12booksof2023 list. I did like many of the other months‘ choices, though…

I got woken up this morning by this beast coming in. We have very light rain and thunder right now. It‘s been pretty windy since last night. They say we never have had a hurricane coming through before. Ummm Nora in 97… lol. I hope everyone in this path will be safe and your homes have no to minimal damage. 💛

I‘m a reader for ALL seasons! ☀️🍂❄️🌷

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I'm late posting, but this was the one book I was able to read last month for this challenge. Growing up in Southern Louisiana on the Texas border, my family traveled to Galveston a lot for quick vacations. I knew about the severity of this storm from stories I was told as a kid, but I found the science/meteorology information to be fascinating.

I love a nonfiction read that is educational and entertaining.

May is not over yet! Still, I think I can opine on what I read.
1. I didn‘t love anything I read this month, but I found the tagged book very interesting.
2. I‘m reading some books painfully slowly, but so far this month I haven‘t bailed on anything. (At least I don‘t think so?)
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I thought this was interesting and full of many “did you know” moments. Occasionally I found it hard to follow the timeline, but once we got to the actual hurricane the action picked up, so to speak. Probably I‘m a little weird, but I wanted more information about the aftermath of the storm as it affected the nascent Weather Service.

In light of the number of severe storms the past several years, I‘d like an updated foreword.

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It wasn‘t purple, but a lot of rain/wind fell on Galveston, TX during the hurricane that wiped out the city on Sept. 8, 1900. Narrative nonfiction is my jam—and this is a great example of the genre. Larson builds suspense and tells the story of several characters —including the hurricane and Galveston, which are characters in their own right.

And it took 17 books, but I finally got a Bingo! 😀

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