- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (31 Mar 1994)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 014017916X
- ISBN-13: 978-0140179163
- Product Dimensions: 18 x 10.8 x 2.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,208,838 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A plane crashes, but half the passengers survive. One woman's child is killed. A man sees his business partner die. Both are married, both have their own lives, but find that only they can help each other through the trauma of their shared experience to regain normal lives.
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The Lessons of Near Misses
29 Mar 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
Max Klein has serious problems when it comes to flying. Like pretty much everything else in his life, Max sees flying as just another disaster waiting to happen. But, remarkably, when he finds himself in a passenger jet that is almost certainly going to crash, Max is one of the calmest people on the whole plane. He is the guy who takes the time to comfort a young boy who is traveling alone, assuring the boy that everyone will be alright despite sincerely believing they would all soon be dead. Then, improbable as it is, the pilot makes a miracle landing without killing everyone and Max becomes a folk hero. Suddenly, the man who was terrified to fly feels invincible.
Carla Fransisca, on the other hand, boarded the plane with her young son figuring that this was going to be just another plane ride. Now, because she was unable to save her son, Carla is crushed by the realization that she failed in the most important job of her life. She blames herself for the toddler's death and seems perfectly willing to live the rest of her life in seclusion. `
Fearless begins with an airplane crash, one so vividly described by Rafael Yglesias that readers with even a tinge of the fear of flying will find themselves cringing at what the passengers are enduring. The book looks at how people react to almost dying, how it changes the way they see the world and how they plan to spend the rest of their lives. Living on "bonus time" is, it seems, a blessing for some, but a burden for those overcome by survivor's guilt.
When, in the aftermath of the crash, Max finally meets Carla, he feels compelled to help her through the grief of losing her only child. As their spouses watch helplessly from the sidelines, Max and Carla must decide who they will be for the rest of their lives. This 1993 novel, part comedy and part tragedy, is both entertaining and thought provoking as it forces the reader to consider how he might react to his own near miss.
Rated at: 4.0
Carla Fransisca, on the other hand, boarded the plane with her young son figuring that this was going to be just another plane ride. Now, because she was unable to save her son, Carla is crushed by the realization that she failed in the most important job of her life. She blames herself for the toddler's death and seems perfectly willing to live the rest of her life in seclusion. `
Fearless begins with an airplane crash, one so vividly described by Rafael Yglesias that readers with even a tinge of the fear of flying will find themselves cringing at what the passengers are enduring. The book looks at how people react to almost dying, how it changes the way they see the world and how they plan to spend the rest of their lives. Living on "bonus time" is, it seems, a blessing for some, but a burden for those overcome by survivor's guilt.
When, in the aftermath of the crash, Max finally meets Carla, he feels compelled to help her through the grief of losing her only child. As their spouses watch helplessly from the sidelines, Max and Carla must decide who they will be for the rest of their lives. This 1993 novel, part comedy and part tragedy, is both entertaining and thought provoking as it forces the reader to consider how he might react to his own near miss.
Rated at: 4.0
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A winner of a story
19 Dec 2010
Format:Kindle Edition
Don't let the title fool you. We are all driven in some way or another by fear. And perhaps dream of being in a state of fearlessness. That is one of the areas that Yglesias explores in this compelling and beautifully written novel. Is fear something that can be mastered and overcome? And what if we actually need it to contain other impulses? Through the story in "Fearless" the reader gets to discover and rediscover the dark and lightness in trauma, attachment, and love as the characters struggle with being accountable to people who need them, in the midst of needing to follow their overwhelming desires that prove to be imperative to their own survival.
I don't know how Yglesias has done it actually. But he has. He has written a story that helps us better understand ourselves, the best and the worst of ourselves, through our imagining and being deeply connected to the well crafted characters in this novel. One will want to spend all of their time sharing Max and Carla's world. Yglesias has given us a gift that we all want; which is to get to fall in love with, route for, fret for, and yes; fear for, the decisions these characters make, based on the forces that control them and their struggles to gain some of that control back, and to ultimately find a balance. A captivating read
I don't know how Yglesias has done it actually. But he has. He has written a story that helps us better understand ourselves, the best and the worst of ourselves, through our imagining and being deeply connected to the well crafted characters in this novel. One will want to spend all of their time sharing Max and Carla's world. Yglesias has given us a gift that we all want; which is to get to fall in love with, route for, fret for, and yes; fear for, the decisions these characters make, based on the forces that control them and their struggles to gain some of that control back, and to ultimately find a balance. A captivating read
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Overflowing with Good Fortune
31 July 2007
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Max Klein is traveling on business for his architecutural firm on a DC-10. Carla is traveling with her young son Leonardo, (Bubble). There are two explosions, chaos in the cabin, and the plane is scheduled for an emergency landing. Max and his partner Jeff anticipate the generous settlement their families will receive in the event of a crash. In the partnership, Max had been the worker, Jeff the rainmaker. Jeff had harassed Max about his clothing choices.
After the crash Max flees, going to Pittsburgh, the scene of his college years. Max believes he lives in a reductive age. The crash is stupid, senseless, he opines. Personnel from the airline find him in Pittsburgh and arrange for him to return home to his wife and son in NYC. Max becomes annoyed that reporters are trying to make him into a hero for saving the lives of two children.
Carla's husband Manny retains a lawyer to represent them, (Leonardo dies in the crash), and she is supposed to recount her story in a tape recorder. The kinds of people involved in the post-disaster industry are interestingly described by the author.
Why Max is fearless because he is overflowing with good fortune is the part of the plot I will leave to the readers to discern. They are urged to find out what happens to Max and Carla when for the first time in Max's life he feels talented. This is pretty good beach fare.
After the crash Max flees, going to Pittsburgh, the scene of his college years. Max believes he lives in a reductive age. The crash is stupid, senseless, he opines. Personnel from the airline find him in Pittsburgh and arrange for him to return home to his wife and son in NYC. Max becomes annoyed that reporters are trying to make him into a hero for saving the lives of two children.
Carla's husband Manny retains a lawyer to represent them, (Leonardo dies in the crash), and she is supposed to recount her story in a tape recorder. The kinds of people involved in the post-disaster industry are interestingly described by the author.
Why Max is fearless because he is overflowing with good fortune is the part of the plot I will leave to the readers to discern. They are urged to find out what happens to Max and Carla when for the first time in Max's life he feels talented. This is pretty good beach fare.
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