I've almost finished reading this book and absolutely love it. The way Jhumpa has narrated these short stories are so simple yet so interesting. Each story is so different from the other which makes the book a great read. I've watched the movie 'Namesake' based on her previous book and loved that as well. Anyway, back to this book, it takes you from Calcutta to the States and back to Calcutta. A mix of the wonderful culture of West Bengal and life in the USA.
The Bermuda Triangle - Who doesn't know about it? I get an eerie feeling just thinking about it. What must it feel like for people who have actually gone there and experienced the eeriness? Parting thoughts in their parting moments...But there were a few who lived to tell.
Could this really be the effect of a whirlpool?
The list of eyewitnesses and survivors of extraordinary and unexplainable events in the Triangle is impressive. Airliner pilots have encountered unexplained and severe “jolts” and “pulses” out of nowhere that have sent big jumbos dashing to the surface in precipitous dives. Clouds have “come out of nowhere” and caused compasses to spin and engine RPMs to drop off. Objects and luminous phenomena have sped past. All electronic equipment has ceased for no known reason: cell phones, radios, navigational equipment, LORAN. There are areas of dead spots, bending of space, loss of horizon. Below are just a few examples of some of the cases. These are not cranks or crackpots. All are accomplished pilots or shipmasters.
Two sides to the Bermuda Triangle Story...The scientific one and the mysterious one. Can scientific be mysterious as well? Either the happenings at the Bermuda Triangle was caused by a whirlpool so strong or by some supernatural powers which caused it to be called the Devils Triangle.
Some skeptics say that given the size of the area of the Bermuda Triangle it isn't at all mysterious for the number of mishaps that have taken place there. This is an arguable point. If it wasn't mysterious I don't think any issue would have been ever raised about it.
A very arguable topic, you can read more about it in this book written by Charles Berlitz
