
The Passenger
How a Travel Writer Learned to Love Cruises & Other Lies from a Sinking Ship
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Narrated by:
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Keong Sim
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By:
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Chaney Kwak
In March 2019, the Viking Sky cruise ship was struck by a bomb cyclone in the North Atlantic. Rocked by 50-foot swells and 40-knot gales, the ship lost power and began to drift straight toward the notoriously dangerous Hustadvika coast in Norway. This is the suspenseful, harrowing, funny, touching story by one passenger who contemplated death aboard that ship.
Chaney Kwak is a travel writer used to all sorts of mishaps on the road, but this is a first even for him: Trapped on the battered cruise ship, he stuffs his passport into his underwear just in case his body has to be identified. As the massive cruise ship sways in surging waves, Kwak holds on and watches news of the impending disaster unfold on Twitter, where the ship’s nearly 1,400 passengers are showered with “thoughts and prayers”. Kwak uses his 27 hours aboard the teetering ship to examine his family history, maritime tragedies, and the failing relationship back on shore with a man he’s loved for nearly two decades: The Viking Sky, he realizes, may not be the only sinking ship he needs to escape.
The Passenger takes listeners on an unforgettable journey from the Norwegian coast to the South China Sea, from post-WWII Korea to pandemic-struck San Francisco. Kwak weaves his personal experience into events spanning decades and continents to explore the serendipity and the relationships that move us.
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Four stars on story for the more than necessary account of the writer's gay connection, in my opinion.
An exciting yet dark account.
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Reminded me that the aftershock of a life threatening experience prioritizes your priorities going forward.
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gripping story
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thoughtful and entertaining
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I’m interested in why the incident happened and how the emergency was managed, plus the consequences, but the ship emergency is really a backdrop, almost incidental.
If you like books about people examining their feelings you’ll love this, though.
Self reflection, introspective
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Harrowing experience
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Great listen
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I love this book!!!
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Loved it
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The end brings it together
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