Fire Audiobook

" A decent enough premise - find the workers plying the world's toughest trades and watch them in action. Problem is, Junger either doesn't get close enough, or catches his players on a bad day. Perhaps he was stretching the canvas too thinly. "

" A book about dangerous situations, war and atrocities that was interesting in places, but I thought the writing style was too dry. I found a lot of it was like reading a text book and it really didn't grip me at all. "

" I was most intrigued by the story on forest fires, but there are some really amazing stories of genocide and oppression in there. Junger has a nice writing style and gives you all the details, whether you want them or not. "

" I hate to give this book such a low rating, because I am a big fan of Junger's writings. As it turned out, though, this was my "I'm-spending-two-hours-in-the-laundromat-today" book of short stories. Took me 2 or 3 months to finish, one distracted afternoon at a time. (The Storm King Mountains and Lion In Winter stood out, however, as stories I still think about months later.) "

" Excellent collection of his shorter work. "

" I love Sebastian Junger's books. "

" I really like 2/3s of this book then it took a turn into war between people, not fire. "

" My dad was involved with firefighting for the Idaho Department of Lands, to this book has deep personal interest for me.... "

" Somewhat interesting essays about covering dangerous stuff (forest fires, Kosovo), but too episodic for my taste. And the piece from Afghanistan is really dated since it covers EARLY 2001. "

" A find from the APL Recycled Reads. I enjoyed The Perfect Storm. Fire was a poorly written series of short stories, each of an article previously published. It was a great disappointment. "

" A great collection of documentary style true short stories ranging from modern day wildfire fighting to mountain men of the 1800's to war coverage. The author packs a lot of information into his sentences. The stories tend to deal with tragedy so can be a bit depressing. "

" Good set of short essays, but more in his formative stages. Save it for Perfect Storm. "

" Some stories are better than others. "

" Very well written and informative essays about some of the most dangerous situations on Earth. The final essay I found particularly impressive. "

" Pretty good. I really like Junger's writing. He's good. And the collected articles cover a series of interesting topics. Definitely worth a read. "

" Very interesting reading, though the title is a bit misleading. Still, each chapter kept my interest, and I found it hard to put this book down - always a good sign! "

" This one was okay. Before becoming famous as the author of Perfect Storm, Junger was a journalist. This is a collection of his stories ranging from wildfires in the American West to war crimes in Kosovo to conflict diamonds in Africa. Each chapter was a stand alone. It's a pretty interesting read. "

" This collection of short stories is worth reading. Junger is a good author, and if you're a fan of non fiction this is a good read. "

" Some great accounts of life on the edge. A snack compared to the fish feast that is The Perfect Storm. "

" a collection of Junger's magazine articles. the one about the whale hunters was especially memorable. "

" Had to rate it 4 stars because Junger is such as great writer. Very misleading since only the first 2 essays are about wildfires and the rest are a collection that don't necessarily go together. I didn't enjoy this as much as The Perfect Storm. I wanted more about the wildfires. "

" Couldn't get through this. If you want to read Junger, then choose a more popular book like The Perfect Storm. "

" Crap. Maybe 15 - 20 years ago when it was more timely... But pretty boring now "

" Collection of true stories from such diverse hot spots as Idaho, Colorado, Kosovo and Kashmir. Written from 1992-2002 with the sense of immediacy that's characteristic of this characteristic outstanding storyteller and journalist. "

" What I learned from this book: if you are female and around other females while reading, they will always comment on the author photo on the back cover. As in "He's a te-MAY-tuh!" (New Jersey) "

" Not as tense as Perfect Storm but a number of interesting essays on everything from firejumping to whaling to Bosnia. "

" Somewhat misleading - starts out about firefighting, turns into essays about dangerous jobs, ends up just as various essays, usually about war corresponding. Always interesting, but not totally what I signed up for. "

" I loved the chapters on the titular fires, but found most of the other chapters not having the same impact. "

" Somewhat interesting essays about covering dangerous stuff (forest fires, Kosovo), but too episodic for my taste. And the piece from Afghanistan is really dated since it covers EARLY 2001. "

" A book about dangerous situations, war and atrocities that was interesting in places, but I thought the writing style was too dry. I found a lot of it was like reading a text book and it really didn't grip me at all. "

" Didn't make it all the way through this collection of essays. "

" Good set of short essays, but more in his formative stages. Save it for Perfect Storm. "

" Enjoyable read, but a little bitty / uneven in quality of stories. "

" Started slow but then I couldn't put it down. Excellent world building. "

" This is actually a collection of his articles previously published. I only read the first one regarding forest fires. "

" Couldn't get through this. If you want to read Junger, then choose a more popular book like The Perfect Storm. "

" Some good short stories about wildland firefighting, and one unsettling story from Kashmir that throws off the subject of the book. All were well written and an emjoyment to read. "

" What I learned from this book: if you are female and around other females while reading, they will always comment on the author photo on the back cover. As in "He's a te-MAY-tuh!" (New Jersey) "