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V.S. Pritchett New Statesman Mr. Gann is a writer saturated in his subject; he has the skill to make every instant sharp and important and we catch the fever to know that documentary writing does not often invite.
The New Yorker This book is an episodic log of some of the more memorable of [the author's] nearly ten thousand hours aloft in peace and (as a member of the Air Transport Command) in war. It is also an attempt to define by example his belief in the phenomenon of luck -- that "the pattern of anyone fate is only partly contrived by the individual."
New York Times Book Review Few writers have ever drawn their readers so intimately into the shielded sanctum of the cockpit, and it is here that Mr. Gann is truly the artist.
Cornelius Ryan author of A Bridge Too Far and The Longest Day Fate Is the Hunter is partly autobiographical, partly a chronicle of some of the most memorable and courageous pilots the reader will ever encounter in print; and always this book is about the workings of fate....The book is studded with characters equally as memorable as the dramas they act out.
Saturday Review This fascinating, well-told autobiography is a complete refutation of the comfortable cliché that "man is master of his fate." As far as pilots are concerned, fate (or death) is a hunter who is constantly in pursuit of them....There is nothing depressing about Fate Is the Hunter. There is tension and suspense in it but there is great humor too. Happily, Gann never gets too technical for the layman to understand.
Chicago Sunday Tribune This purely wonderful autobiographical volume is the best thing on flying and the meaning of flying that we have had since Antoine de Saint-Exupéry took us aloft on his winged prose in the late 1930s and early 1940s....It is a splendid and many-faceted personal memoir that is not only one man's story but the story, in essence, of all men who fly.
The New Yorker This book is an episodic log of some of the more memorable of [the author's] nearly ten thousand hours aloft in peace and (as a member of the Air Transport Command) in war. It is also an attempt to define by example his belief in the phenomenon of luck -- that "the pattern of anyone fate is only partly contrived by the individual."
New York Times Book Review Few writers have ever drawn their readers so intimately into the shielded sanctum of the cockpit, and it is here that Mr. Gann is truly the artist.
Cornelius Ryan author of A Bridge Too Far and The Longest Day Fate Is the Hunter is partly autobiographical, partly a chronicle of some of the most memorable and courageous pilots the reader will ever encounter in print; and always this book is about the workings of fate....The book is studded with characters equally as memorable as the dramas they act out.
Saturday Review This fascinating, well-told autobiography is a complete refutation of the comfortable cliché that "man is master of his fate." As far as pilots are concerned, fate (or death) is a hunter who is constantly in pursuit of them....There is nothing depressing about Fate Is the Hunter. There is tension and suspense in it but there is great humor too. Happily, Gann never gets too technical for the layman to understand.
Chicago Sunday Tribune This purely wonderful autobiographical volume is the best thing on flying and the meaning of flying that we have had since Antoine de Saint-Exupéry took us aloft on his winged prose in the late 1930s and early 1940s....It is a splendid and many-faceted personal memoir that is not only one man's story but the story, in essence, of all men who fly.
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Ernest K. Gann’s classic memoir is an up-close and thrilling account of the treacherous early days of commercial aviation. In his inimitable style, Gann brings you right into the cockpit, recounting both the triumphs and terrors of pilots who flew when flying was anything but routine.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Fate is key.,
This review is from: Fate is the Hunter: A Pilot's Memoir (Paperback)
I am thoroughly enjoying this book. It's both comical and insightful. The situations he finds himself in, how fate plays such an important role, and getting aviation tips along the way, is precious.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Didn't know when to stop!,
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This review is from: Fate is the Hunter: A Pilot's Memoir (Paperback)
Like many (all) others I found the book an eye-opener into the challenging early years of civil aviation. I appreciate authors who are adept at creating word pictures for readers, and Mr. Gann is certainly one of those. I want to mention, however, two things that detracted from the overall favourable impact of the book. First, there were more than a few times in the book where he over-described things. He seemed to have a bent for attaching an adjective to every noun and an adverb to every verb with the result that, for me, some anecdotes became bogged down in description. Second, was his occasional penchant for philosophizing. His introduction is the most notable, and worst, example. It was practically impenetrable to read and, in my view, served no useful purpose. His philosophical forays throughout the book were more readable, but I could have done without them. His writing would have been more effective if he had followed that age old adage to "keep it simple stupid".
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book,
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This review is from: Fate is the Hunter: A Pilot's Memoir (Paperback)
Mr. Gann has a writing style that is very easy to connect with. His experience reaches back to when commercial flight was young and includes many amazing and hair raising adventures. He shares those experiences in this book. The book was recommended to me by a pilot friend so I immediately bought and read it. It is a page turner for sure.
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