Stories from the Storm: Hurricane Katrina Survivors, In Their Own Words

I became obsessed with Hurricane Katrina after the storm hit, and went to N. Orleans to do animal rescue later. I suffered some pretty severe PTSD from it. I suppose I was expecting to hear stories that were more hard-hitting, that echoed my memories of all that happened. For the most part, however, these were bland and weren't conveyed with much emotion. One thing to note, I suppose, is that they were recorded only a couple of months after it all, and the people involved could have been functioning and relating their experiences at a necessary emotional distance.
One story, though, was shocking. It's that of the teen-aged girl who seems as though she'd never been faced with any serious challenges in her life, only to find herself working around the suffering, the dying, the dead.

As it's free and barely over two hours, I suppose I'd recommend it to others. It's not bad, it's just not as powerful as I thought it could have been.

One thing that really bugged me was the complete and utter glibness of some of the people who recorded their stories. I mean, asking for ice so that you can have cocktails? Really? Is that how challenged and frightened you were? It was rather offensive.

Given my experiences, I'd see anything about Katrina. I would hope, however, that it'd be enhanced some, with necessary drama and import edited into it.

I don't regret listening to this. It's a decent enough audio, but I was disappointed. For really hard-hitting Katrina experiences, I recommend "Five Days at Memorial." Now THERE'S a portrayal of the descent into chaos, fear, and the lack of resources that Katrina caused!

I teach classes in emergency preparedness and am always on the lookout for the stories of people who have been through disasters. These are great - not professional, but full of the details I was looking for.

Told in their own words, you can often see what they are talking about.

Very moving to hear from people just like you and I that survived this disaster. Thank you Audible for providing this for your subscribers!

the storys they were good to the heart of it all

they were sad some made me feel bad

nothing

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I recently visited New Orleans for the first time and fell in love with this remarkable city. After listening to our cab driver share his story of "the storm" I've been seeking more first hand accounts. This Audible collection was deeply moving to listen to. Hearing these regular people, young and old, spontaneously share their personal memories felt like listening to friends. I learned a lot and felt such empathy for each person who shared.

I found these stories interesting. I followed Katrina when it went down and I cannot believe what some had to go through. Each story is really good. It puts you in several different parts of the hardest hit areas. These people were so brave to go through this terrible time. Once I started listening I couldn't stop.

Would not waste my time on another Audible original. These were by far the most boring stories describing hurricane Katrina. All of the narrators were middle-class whites who suffered the least in the aftermath. As a result their stories are not interesting or in any way insightful. No wonder it was free.

Nothing free from Audible.

Yes.

Hell no.

No.