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I really liked this! I started being less engaged with the more modern history toward the end -- just not my thing -- but I loved the mix of archaeology and contextualisation. Exactly what I'd hoped for.

This so far is basically what I'd hoped for from another book I read semi-recently about shipwrecks, a bit of underwater archaeology, a bit of context for each ship, and discussion of what they tell us. I've always had a bit of a fascination for underwater archaeology, since there were some episodes of Time Team about it when I was a kid!

Cover grump entry # 2: Am I the only one who thinks the one on the left is WAY better?
Yes, yellow text pops in a blue background, but something about the font says school project. I get what they were going with when they overlaid the underwater photo over a map of the world, but it kind of pulls focus from whatever underwater scene is being depicted? 1/2

That was a good deal more fascinating than I thought it would be. Turns out I can read history and enjoy it! Gibbins makes it clear that this is A (not The) history of the world, it's subjective, touching chronologically on a number of wrecks, many that he was personally involved in, all of which he has an interest in, so I don't begrudge that it's not comprehensive overview of world history in either a detailed timeline or full 1/?

With the cover image and title, this seemed like it could be a really interesting look at some shipwrecks and the history they illuminate. Instead, it‘s a dry, exceedingly Eurocentric history of communities on land with passing mention of items found in shipwrecks. And the audio narrator should never, ever be allowed in a recording booth ever again (“wooden” would be a kind description).

I'm really unhappy I had to DNF this book. I found the subject very interesting, underwater archeology and shipwrecks, but the narrator made it nearly impossible to enjoy. His odd speech pattern sounded very mechanical, like an AI program reading, no tone or inflections. I'm going to seek a printed copy because the writing was interesting and well detailed.

i was looking forward to reading this one because it sounded so interesting, but the narrator for the audiobook was so awful i had to stop. i plan to give this another chance when i have time to physically read it.

Here‘s my review for a book I just DNF‘d. I‘m going to count this book for #bookspinbingo as a DNF.

Release date: 4/1/24

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This is adequate but it didn't blow my mind. Extra points for not including the Titanic.

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Pub date is 4/2/2024
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I received this book today from St. Martin‘s Press that I have to read through Netgalley. It sounds interesting. I‘m looking forward to reading it. I requested this one.