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How to Survive the Titanic: The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay ReviewThis book started out with such a good premise... Cowards die a thousand deaths, the valiant taste of death but once. It tells the story of J. Bruce Ismay, an owner of the Titanic; who got into one of the lifeboats and never looked back. It does present many of the conflicting accounts of the survivors and the horrible statistics: 2,340 passengers with a lifeboat capacity of 1,100. Only 705 were saved, of which 325 were men. The background of the ship, the reasoning for the lack of lifeboats and of the Ismay family is well covered. For those who are interested in the Titanic, there is much information here that is not normally covered - the accidents and near misses in Captain Smith's history are described. The arrogance of both the builder and captain are well presented..."these vessels could be cut in halves...and each half would remain afloat indefinitely."
Where the book becomes frustrating for those who wish to read about the Titanic is in the constant references to Joseph Conrad's `Lord Jim'. `Lord Jim' is referred to with increasing frequency as you progress through the pages until at one point you can read for almost 20 pages and not have word said about what the title of the book says the subject material is ...how to survive the sinking of the Titanic. It's like being back in an English literature class where one examines every nuance and comparison between two assigned subject materials. Forster and Gainesworthy are also included in this literary examination to some extent. It would have been better to present the book as it is - a comparison to Lord Jim and Conrad's writings with historical details on the life of Ismay.
The analization of Ismay's life after the Titanic's sinking is done well. There are the letters from another survivor, Marion Thayer, who the author indicates Ismay had fallen in love with, and what they meant. Yet almost as an afterthought there are only two paragraphs about another survivor he exchanged letters with and who indicated they were more than just friends
This is a book that those that really enjoy literary analysis will take to heart. On the other hand, if you only want a story on J. Bruce Ismay's surviving the sinking of the Titanic just realize the amount of literary scrutiny you will have to wade through.How to Survive the Titanic: The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay Overview
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