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Title: The eruption doesn't happen until 2/3 of the way through the book
Review: I have to say the background information about telegraph cables, plate tectonics, and other non eruption related topics were interesting and informative. But they went on way too long. The actual eruption isn't discussed until 2/3 of the way through the book. I wanted to read about the most intense volcanic eruption in history not ice cores in Greenland or the function of barometers.
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