The book that I chose to read over the breaks is called Vanished and it is written by Wil S. Hylton. I have only read the summary and so far the book sounds very interesting. It has 239 pages which is short enough to read the whole thing over two breaks and it is also long enough that it fits an honors class standards. The book was based in 1944 and is about 11 men going missing and the desperate acts to try and find them. I have never read a book like this so it caught my attention and for all that I read it sounds very fascinating.
In this book Hylton is using the stories form the men he interviewed and sleuthing around to find facts to make the story flow and make sense. He is a Writer for the New York Times Magazine so I am guessing that he does this often and his facts are real and can be supported. The novel is based on a true story spoken from the accounts of many people, just like the short story House on Loon Lake that we read.
Many famous writers read this book and gave it a thumbs-up they said that is was "spellbinding"(Robert Kurson). They also said that "...you'll never think the same way again about... the heroic fliers who gave their lives fighting..." (Hampton Sides). All in all this book sounds like a page turner and I am excited to get to start reading it.
In this book Hylton is using the stories form the men he interviewed and sleuthing around to find facts to make the story flow and make sense. He is a Writer for the New York Times Magazine so I am guessing that he does this often and his facts are real and can be supported. The novel is based on a true story spoken from the accounts of many people, just like the short story House on Loon Lake that we read.
Many famous writers read this book and gave it a thumbs-up they said that is was "spellbinding"(Robert Kurson). They also said that "...you'll never think the same way again about... the heroic fliers who gave their lives fighting..." (Hampton Sides). All in all this book sounds like a page turner and I am excited to get to start reading it.