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Title: Overall disappointing
Review: Most of the negative reviews are right on. The title is misleading. The short stories are disjointed. And this book doesn't come close to the brilliance of Perfect Storm. Sure, there are a few flashes of this brilliance--but I do stress "few". Basically, the book consists of a series of short stories which were written by Junger as articles for magazines--mostly during the early 90s. Unfortunately, when you put them in the same book, it then becomes a hodgepodge of unrelated stories. I don't even think as articles, they would stand well on their own--once again, my opinion. The writing lacks the creativity, flow, and energy which Perfect Storm displays throughout. Maybe this book was put out quickly by Junger and publisher to earn some quick bucks--knowing it would sell based on his name only. I don't know. But I don't think this book deserves 1 star. It deserves 2 because there is some interesting reading in there.
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