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jgurniak's review against another edition
5.0
The story of the Titanic has always been one of my favourite historical periods and I have loved every Gordon Korman book I've read so this was a very enjoyable book for me even though I am a little older than the crowd it is aimed towards.
sducharme's review against another edition
3.0
The ship won't be going down by the end of the story, and you have to continue the series to find out the names of the four survivors who are introduced in the prologue. Still, there's a satisfying story within the familiar Titanic drama.
We meet the main characters - teens of varying social status each with his or her own "issues" - and see how they end up entwined as passengers on the ship. Since this is the bulk of the story, it feels light on plot, but IF one chooses to read volumes 2 and 3 the character development may be worth it.
Once they meet each other and begin to connect, a short conflict arises that concludes at the end of the volume. This gives a sense of an ending even though you feel you have to read the next book to get to the most interesting part: the sinking!
To refresh my memory in book talks:
Julia - daughter of an earl; snobby
Sophia - daughter of a suffragette and embarrassed by her mother's histrionics
Alfie - son of one of the fire stokers, stowed away on the ship to be near his father
Paddy - a stowaway who ended up on the ship by accident in a scuffle with some gangsters.
Danny - Paddy's friend, not on board
We meet the main characters - teens of varying social status each with his or her own "issues" - and see how they end up entwined as passengers on the ship. Since this is the bulk of the story, it feels light on plot, but IF one chooses to read volumes 2 and 3 the character development may be worth it.
Once they meet each other and begin to connect, a short conflict arises that concludes at the end of the volume. This gives a sense of an ending even though you feel you have to read the next book to get to the most interesting part: the sinking!
To refresh my memory in book talks:
Julia - daughter of an earl; snobby
Sophia - daughter of a suffragette and embarrassed by her mother's histrionics
Alfie - son of one of the fire stokers, stowed away on the ship to be near his father
Paddy - a stowaway who ended up on the ship by accident in a scuffle with some gangsters.
Danny - Paddy's friend, not on board
kilbmc's review against another edition
3.0
A little slow for my seven year old. We were reading it aloud since it's a little above what he can read independently and it's a lot of exposition for the other books. We slogged through it to get to the next one. The writing is lovely, though.
bak8382's review against another edition
3.0
It's the eve of the maiden voyage of the Titanic, and the four passengers who are drawn together during the voyage couldn't be more different. Paddy is stowing away to escape ruthless killers, Alfie is an underage steward who just wants to travel with his father, Sophie is supposed to be keeping her suffragette mother out of trouble, and Julianna is trying to keep her adventurous father under control. Yet it's only the beginning for those on this doomed voyage. . .
There's plenty of action and adventure plus exciting cliffhangers and the Titanic hasn't even hit the ice yet. Can't wait to see what [b:Titanic, Book 2: Collision Course|9641078|Titanic, Book 2 Collision Course|Gordon Korman|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VQ6xCQJkL._SL75_.jpg|14528505] has in store.
There's plenty of action and adventure plus exciting cliffhangers and the Titanic hasn't even hit the ice yet. Can't wait to see what [b:Titanic, Book 2: Collision Course|9641078|Titanic, Book 2 Collision Course|Gordon Korman|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VQ6xCQJkL._SL75_.jpg|14528505] has in store.
carlajo713's review against another edition
4.0
This was another read for my homebound student. I dare say I enjoyed reading all three books in the series. It made me realize I don't know about the Titanic and should probably some non fiction titles about it! A very quick read, but enjoyable.
savannahl09's review against another edition
It was too boring for me and hard too get in to.
elizakay's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
imzadirose's review against another edition
4.0
Short but very enjoyable. Good young characters with action and mystery aboard the Titanic.
trixie_reads's review against another edition
4.0
I was listening to the audiobook version of this, and I was a bit thrown at first by the narrator, who is the same guy who narrates Anne Perry's novels. After I got over that, I enjoyed the book. I'm not sure why the story was broken up into three parts, unless the author thought the size of the book would be intimidating to the kids it's written form.