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Title: Too impersonal
Review: Unfortunately, I read "102 Minutes" before reading this book. "102 Minutes" brought the reader into the lives of the people who perished in the WTC attacks.In "Who They Were", these people were reduced to "tissue", "charred bones", and "material". The author seemed a bit pompous. I could have done without the curriculum vitae of every scientist, engineer and lab worker.The title "Who They Were" implies a humanistic approach to a very horrible, yet needed, process of closure. I did not expect the names of the victims to be published out of respect to the families, friends and co-workers. I did, however, expect a more personal approach that would render a feeling of solomn gratitude that some families were given the opportunity to bring home the people they loved.
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