Time Bandit

Two Brothers, the Bering Sea, and One of the World's Deadliest Jobs

De: Andy Hillstrand, Johnathan Hillstrand, Malcolm MacPherson

Narrado por: William Dufris

The Time Bandit is the fishing vessel that Andy and Johnathan Hillstrand use to hook the "deadliest catch", Alaskan king crabs and opilio crabs, in the Bering Sea. They take valuable crabs from the sea while facing its dangers head on. In pursuit of their daily catch, the brothers brave ice floes and heaving 60-foot waves, gusting winds of 80 miles per hour, unwieldy and unpredictable half-ton steel crab traps, and an injury rate of almost 100-percent.

There are fewer than 400 fishermen of this kind in the United States, and early death is a common fate. But the Hillstrand brothers are drawn to the drama and adventure of life on the high seas, as was their grandfather before them. They don't complain about the risks and dangers - this is their world.

©2008 Andy Hillstrand, Johnathan Hillstrand, and Malcolm MacPherson (P)2008 Tantor

Very enjoyable

I bought this for my husband, as we are both fans of the series "Deadliest Catch". I listened to it first, and thoroughly enjoyed it. So much humor, some sadness, very poignant moments. I'd recommend it to all.

Terrific!

I was very happy to have found and then finished this book. I really enjoyed!

good stories - bad ghostwriter

This was a welcome book about two brothers I had learned about from the show and already liked. Stories were excellent, narrative about brothers and trouble they got in to and their "off the boat" lives were excellent. A near dealbreaker was the lack of grammatical contractions. The ghostwriter or editor clearly stuck to some silly "style" rule that appears to forbid the use of the words "can't" or "Don't" or "won't" in the first person narratives and instead used "do not" "will not", etc. It was very distracting- I am sure tough-as-rocks, hard working Alaskan fisherman do not talk like that. It would have helped if the bothers Hillstrand narrated instead of a pro, or if they had used different narrators for each of the brothers portions. So in short- excellent plot, poor writing

deadlist catch fan

if you love deadlist catch will love it. it move about the show and more about the boat and there live on the sea

Passion is really felt

What did you love best about Time Bandit?

The personality of each of them.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Johnathan, he is a free spirit. I love that.

Which character – as performed by William Dufris – was your favorite?

Johnathan

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, I did.

Any additional comments?

I farmed 960 acres and raised beef cattle. I know what passion is all about. Brought back a lot of memories for me. Was great.