Long Mile Home

Boston Under Attack, the City's Courageous Recovery, and the Epic Hunt for Justice

De: Scott Helman, Jenna Russell

Narrado por: Jim Frangione

The full story of the Boston Marathon bombing, the hunt for the Tsarnaev brothers, and a city's brave response to terror - drawing from Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the story in The Boston Globe.

When two bombs exploded at the densely crowded finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, the whole world watched in shock as the story unfolded. First, the death toll and life-altering injuries. Next, the identification of the suspects - Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev - and the tense manhunt that brought Boston to a standstill. And, finally, the courageous and inspiring recovery of a wounded American city. Long Mile Home is the riveting tale of that tragic, surreal, and ultimately inspiring week.

Boston Globe journalists Scott Helman and Jenna Russell tell the full story through the eyes of five principal characters - a police officer, a lost daughter, a determined survivor, a trauma surgeon, and the marathon director - tracing the paths that brought them to a tragic intersection with two murderous brothers on that infamous day in April. Including never-before-told stories, unexpected revelations, and unforgettable moments of heroism and humanity, Long Mile Home is both an absorbing, action-packed narrative and a lasting tribute to the bravery and resiliency of the Boston community.

With a new Afterword by the authors.

©2014 Scott Helman (P)2014 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"A new book about the Boston Marathon bombings last April is more gripping than a mystery novel, has more deeply drawn characters than a literary novel and is enriched by the details of a history book.... It's an incredible story, and the heart-rending pictures in the middle of the book are a stark reminder that it's real, not fiction." (Associated Press)

"The account by tow Boston Globe reporters, Scott Helman and Jenna Russell, succeeds in every way. It is a harrowing narrative of the events and a behind-the-scenes look at the public officials and everyday people forever changed by the attack. It is also a portrait of a major American city, its psyche and the distance runners who consider the race a sacred rite." (The Washington Post)

"Long Mile Home - at times gripping, occasionally hopeful, always heartbreaking - is essential to understanding what happened last April, and, in some ways, the city in which those events happened." (Boston Globe)

If you lived in Boston....

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The whole thing was moving, but I live in Boston and the feelings about that day are still raw. It was an excellent book about the day, but again I have some bias because the story is close to home - literally.

Any additional comments?

If you lived in Boston during the bombing you probably aren't going to learn anything new. You were able to get a sense of the day through the eyes of a marathon worker, first responder, and victim. It is gripping and brought me right back to the horror of the time as a resident of the city wondering where are they? Will another bomb go off? What it was like to "shelter in place" that day, and how even when it was lifted I felt far from safe. Just how glued to the TV I was for a week.

I think for someone who doesn't live in this city, you will get a great perspective of the day and the days following. You will see why we say we are "Boston Strong".

I also strongly recommend "Stronger" by victim Jeff Bauman. I can't rate it on audio, but it was a good read.

A moving and comprehensive account of a very dark time in Boston

This listen offers everything I ask for from an audiobook: a very moving story of human persistence in the face of terrible adversity and narration that respects the source material.

Faithful Retelling of tragic event

Any additional comments?

Long Mile Home (LMH) is a faithful retelling of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. LMH offers a comprehensive and concise story of all of the events associated with the bombing. If you followed the events of the Boston bombing through the Boston Globe or NYT, LMH has very little additional information to offer. There are no added insights into the motivations or behaviors of the bombers beyond those identified by CNN. The authors do spend a good deal of time focuses on the first responders and personal stories of bombing victims. However, there is nothing revealing or new LMT offers to the reader.

Narrator mispronounces too much

The book itself was ok. There was a lot of misinformation on some of the details which could have been avoided with a little bit of research/fact checking.
One of the most irritating things about listening to this book was the mispronunciation of victim's names (it literally hurt my ears to listen to him say Marc Fucarile's name), names of places/towns and other people's names. Do the authors not listen to the book after its recorded? I would think they would strive to at least pronounce the victim's names correctly so as not to seem unintelligent.
I wouldn't recommend this to a friend based on the misinformation and aggravating, avoidable mispronunciation.