Airport
by Arthur Hailey
Taste attributes: disasterthrillerdramaunsavouryrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunlikely connections
Boxlist takeGrounded and sweeping: a moving book. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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About This Book
In the space of a single night, the airport manager Mel Bakersfield and a score of other characters cope with every possible problem that can strike man, machines, or operations--everything from blizzards and bombs to 707's and suicide.
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- Author
- Arthur Hailey
- Published
- 1968
- Pages
- 484
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- Source
- Open Library
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