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Time Bandit

by Andy Hillstrand

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First off, 'Deadliest Catch' is the most "real" reality show on television. Secondly, this is a book by first time writers, but long time brothers (with help from MacPherson). Thirdly, my copy was an uncorrected proof. Now, on to the review.

The brothers Hillstrand are certifiably crazy! Putting this book down when needed was very hard to do. Reading about playing with firecrackers, hitting the rough seas at an early age to earn a living, or being in the middle of a drunken brawl is more than enough reason to keep on reading. It just seems impossible that anyone can live this way, but all Hillstrands have done so. And furthermore, they continue to do so. Whether you are a fan of the show, or of juvenile disobedience--even at an older age--this book is a perfect read for satisfaction.

[Drawbacks of proofs are inevitable, and I have no way of knowing right away what the finished print is like. Aside from grammar mistakes, including some brain-twisting sentences, there is the rough timeline of the book. Jonathan has interspersed through many chapters, a riveting story about how he almost ..., eh, maybe I shouldn't say more on that subject. But, in the end, I felt it was a struggle going back and forth between a battle between man and sea, and the MANY ordeals the brothers have faced growing up, and working on the boat. If there was a better division between these two styles, and not this mixing, the book could have gotten another 1-and-a-half stars from me.] ( )
  jimcripps | Oct 31, 2009 |
Having never seen the show, but heard of it, I enjoyed reading about the adventures of the two brothers. It was fascinating to hear all they had to endure to do the job. ( )
  polarmath | Oct 24, 2009 |
A fun look inside the world of Johnathan and Andy Hillstrand. It amazes me that these guys made it to adulthood, much less lived long enough to become famous! Fans of Deadliest Catch will enjoy this memoir. ( )
  FireandIce | Aug 27, 2009 |
Didn't get past the first chapter before deciding it wasn't for me. Didn't realize it was connected to a TV show.
  mhgatti | Aug 26, 2009 |
I got this book through the Early Reviewers program. At the time, I had never seen the Deadliest Catch, so had no clue who these guys were. I was just interested in Alaska and being a Great Lakes girl, boats interested me. I really enjoyed the book. It was a very readable and entertaining. There were a lot of Wow! moments. When I got cable, I tuned into the show and found that the voice in the book was very authentic. ( )
  bookwranglr | Jul 9, 2009 |
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“Many brave hearts are asleep in the deep, so beware, beware,” goes the chorus of an old sailors’ sing-along that celebrates the allure and danger of the seafaring life. But make no mistake–there truly is much to beware for those who are drawn to risk their lives and seek their fortunes upon the waves. And perhaps none take more chances than the men and women who brave the tempestuous, bountiful waters of the Bering Sea. Season after season, they bond and battle with its icy depths, determined to reap yet one more rewarding harvest while eluding the ever-present threat of sudden, certain death. And among the rapidly diminishing ranks of these die-hard salts, brothers Andy and Johnathan Hillstrand have forged a reputation as fierce masters of their treacherous, enthralling trade. If you’ve watched their exploits on TV’s Deadliest Catch, you’ve only scratched the surface. To read Time Bandit is to step into their skins, smell the sea air, feel the frigid wind, and know with all your senses the exhilarating, and terrifying life on the edge.

Natives of tiny, fishing hamlet, Homer, Alaska; sons of a hard-bitten, highly successful fisherman; and born with brine in their blood, the Hillstrand boys couldn’t imagine a life without a swaying deck underfoot and a harvest of mighty Alaskan king crabs waiting to be pulled from the ocean floor. In pursuit of their daily catch, the brothers brave ice floes and heaving waves 60 feet high, the perils of 1000-lb steel traps thrown about by the punishing wind, and the constant menace of the open, hungry water.

Even the brothers’ downtime on land–where the deadly realities of the unforgiving sea are never far from their minds–is lived as if borrowed: fast and hard, haunted by the knowledge that the next season at sea could end asleep in the deep.

Here is the Hillstrands’ own heartfelt hymn to the brutally hard, gloriously independent, and mysteriously soul-satisfying life that has earned them their daily bread and defined their existence. By turns raucous and reflective, exhilarating and anguished, enthralling, suspenseful, and wise, Time Bandit chronicles a larger-than-life love affair as old as civilization itself–a love affair between striving, willful man and inscrutable, enduring nature.

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