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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A riveting account that puts you in the center of the storm,
By A Customer
This review is from: Dark Wind: A True Account of Hurricane Gloria's Assault on Fire Island (Stonewall Inn Edition) (Paperback)
John Jiler's Dark Wind transports you to Fire Island, an infamous island known for its wild gay lifestyle, and keeps you riveted in place as Hurricane Gloria surges toward it. Jiler's use of language is creative, colorful and nimble, and his "New Journalism" technique of creating a novel-like vehicle is well-chosen. The characters are vivid and we care about what happens to them. Suspense is maintained and then justified as the hurricane hits the defenseless island. The reader may be surprised to find that Fire Islanders are not all gay; in fact, an entire section of the island is home to straight, but equally colorful characters. If you like to be transported by a book, one that will keep you turning the pages long after you should have gone to bed, you'll love Dark Wind.
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Dark Wind: A True Account of Hurricane Gloria's Assault on Fire Island (Stonewall Inn Edition) by John Jiler (Paperback - May 1994)
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