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Surprisingly, I actually enjoyed reading Isaac’s Storm by Erik Larson partly because I have been reading very bland political history books and historiographies in the past few weeks, but also because a blend of historical knowledge mixed with story telling is very satisfactory for a history major. Since I’m taking a class on American History after the Civil War, it’s as if i already know the background information for the novel. Compared to books like Lord of the Rings, there are multiple pages before the actual story that you will need to read to better understand what Hobbits are, and how the ring was found. I found it interesting what terry_christi said that the novel is able to give a great sense of imagery throughout the reading. In the first chapter where Larson describes the white noise that Isaac hears in his house when he sleeps gave me the chills where I compare that to many similar sleepless nights in my room. I find it interesting that they chose the occupation for Isaac to be a weatherman because its rare or even non-existent to even read of such people even in my Survey of American History class. It helps personalize the character more, where he is not an ordinary mill worker or farmer at the turn of the century but a weatherman!
