This is an absolutely gripping recount of Hurricane Katrina, both its impact and its aftermath. The author has wonderfully captured a whole host of characters, from the ambitious but criminally dysfunctional mayor of New Orleans, to the completely incompetent head of FEMA, to the emotionally distant President. But if Brinkley exposes a depressing view of politicians and their eagerness to save themselves over their constituents, he lauds the locals who risked their lives many times over to help their fellow citizens in one of America's most devastating floods.Mr. Brinkley has a keen eye for storytelling and pathos and it has served him well with this thorough chronicle of an ugly moment in American history and the lessons that should be learned from it. (4/5 Stars)
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
The Great Deluge by Douglas Brinkley
This is an absolutely gripping recount of Hurricane Katrina, both its impact and its aftermath. The author has wonderfully captured a whole host of characters, from the ambitious but criminally dysfunctional mayor of New Orleans, to the completely incompetent head of FEMA, to the emotionally distant President. But if Brinkley exposes a depressing view of politicians and their eagerness to save themselves over their constituents, he lauds the locals who risked their lives many times over to help their fellow citizens in one of America's most devastating floods.Mr. Brinkley has a keen eye for storytelling and pathos and it has served him well with this thorough chronicle of an ugly moment in American history and the lessons that should be learned from it. (4/5 Stars)
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