The Disappearing Act: The Impossible Case of MH370
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Julie Park
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This is good。 Really good。 There's a lot of detail - and not all of this is interesting - but the way De Chagny weighs up every piece of information， dissects it， compares it， takes it apart and reassembles it is nothing short of brilliant。 The summing up in the Epilogue is shocking。 This is good。 Really good。 There's a lot of detail - and not all of this is interesting - but the way De Chagny weighs up every piece of information， dissects it， compares it， takes it apart and reassembles it is nothing short of brilliant。 The summing up in the Epilogue is shocking。 。。。more
Jennifer
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This book addresses the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines plane en route from Malaysia to China in the early-morning hours of March 8， 2014。 The official story is that all communication systems on the plane were abruptly shut down as the plane entered Vietnamese airspace。 Soon after， the plane made an unexpected "left turn" and flew for about 7 more hours， before running out of fuel and crash-landing in the South Indian Ocean。 However， no plane debris was ever recovered from the assumed crash This book addresses the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines plane en route from Malaysia to China in the early-morning hours of March 8， 2014。 The official story is that all communication systems on the plane were abruptly shut down as the plane entered Vietnamese airspace。 Soon after， the plane made an unexpected "left turn" and flew for about 7 more hours， before running out of fuel and crash-landing in the South Indian Ocean。 However， no plane debris was ever recovered from the assumed crash site despite a lengthy search。When I started this book， I was afraid that it would not ultimately reveal any answers about the mysterious disappearance of Flight MH370， but it did。 I was shocked to discover that the official story is pure fiction。 There is documented communication among air traffic controllers that demonstrates that the plane's communication systems were NOT abruptly shut down， that the plane did NOT make any kind of "left turn，" and that the pilot and co-pilot communicated some information about the plane's perilous status before the plane disappeared in a location FAR from where the official story claimed it ended up。The author develops a very credible theory about what happened to the plane， but it looks like we'll never know if this theory is the truth。 However， for me it was a relief just to have more information about the plane's final hours。 This information explains why plane debris was never found in the South Indian Ocean。Before laying out her theory， the author reviews all communication （however garbled or misleading） from Malaysian and other governments about MH370; describes the short- and long-term search efforts for plane debris; and debunks other theories both plausible and ridiculous。 She also describes the many conversations and interviews she conducted with people across the globe。 She is truly resourceful and covers every possible angle。 That said， although I generally cannot get enough detail in books like this， even I felt that the book was a bit of a slog through the middle。 But it was worth it in the end。 。。。more
Fahmida
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a very detailed and well constructed investigative book on the disappearance of the plane MH370。 the author carefully describes and debunks the possible theories of the why's this tragic incident happened 。 With a lot of time spent on the investigations ， all the chapters the thoroughly written with every minuscule details 。 If someone is interested in this case ， this book can provide a good insight to how this might be related to world politics behind the general public's eyes。 and also I like a very detailed and well constructed investigative book on the disappearance of the plane MH370。 the author carefully describes and debunks the possible theories of the why's this tragic incident happened 。 With a lot of time spent on the investigations ， all the chapters the thoroughly written with every minuscule details 。 If someone is interested in this case ， this book can provide a good insight to how this might be related to world politics behind the general public's eyes。 and also I liked the author dropped a joke or two or sarcastic sentences 。 。。。more
PAUL
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Superbly written and researched account of the missing Malaysian MH370 plane in March 2014。 So many conspiracies here， and there could easily be over a dozen probable/possible explanations for its demise。 My hunch is that it was shot down。Highly recommended。
Claudia George
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I haven't finished this book but I decided to review it now as I'm not sure if I will continue reading。Whilst this book is incredibly well-researched and very detailed， it is this point which is also the book's downfall。 It became too convoluted， with many details repeated in different chapters， leading to a unnecessarily long and complicated book。 At first I was interested in the theories that de Changy presents but as I read more I got lost in all of the repeated and irrelevant details and fou I haven't finished this book but I decided to review it now as I'm not sure if I will continue reading。Whilst this book is incredibly well-researched and very detailed， it is this point which is also the book's downfall。 It became too convoluted， with many details repeated in different chapters， leading to a unnecessarily long and complicated book。 At first I was interested in the theories that de Changy presents but as I read more I got lost in all of the repeated and irrelevant details and found it hard to maintain my interest。 I appreciate the journalistic integrity that de Changy clearly has in presenting， evidencing， and criticising every theory， but I think a more nuanced， focussed account would have made for a more concise and thus interesting read。I may still come back to this book as I am curious about de Changy's final thoughts but it feels like the book requires a lot of hard work on the part of the reader just to trudge through all of the details and chapters， even the ones which could definitely have been omitted。 。。。more
Jean Li
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The Disappearing Act does a great job of laying out various inconsistencies in official statements & reports that have led much of the world on a wild goose chase。 I bought a copy of this once it was available in my country （Singapore） as it's widely known that Florence de Changy is one of the leading reporters in the MH370 case， having published a French investigative report a couple of years back。 We are taken through events from the night of the plane's disappearance。 With tumultuous effort The Disappearing Act does a great job of laying out various inconsistencies in official statements & reports that have led much of the world on a wild goose chase。 I bought a copy of this once it was available in my country （Singapore） as it's widely known that Florence de Changy is one of the leading reporters in the MH370 case， having published a French investigative report a couple of years back。 We are taken through events from the night of the plane's disappearance。 With tumultuous effort and lots of sources over a period of 7 years since the accident， the journalist has pieced together details of the post-disappearance search party， details of the pre and post incident that surfaced which have never before been heard of。 While this book doesn't provide definitive answers， I hope it reopens possibilities for the key administrative governments to question the original investigation， to finally provide answers to the family， friends and relatives of the 239 people who have disappeared along with the Boeing-777。 Hopefully the truth will come to light someday。 。。。more
Trisha
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The Impossible Case of MH370Actual Rating: 3。5 🌟On 8th March 2014， Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 carrying 239 passengers disappeared into the night without a trail。 This mystery has been troubling not just the people directly involved but the journalists， conspiracy theorists and airline enthusiasts all over the world and even after years of investigation， this vanishing largely remains a black hole。 （Image credit: Boston。com）The Disappearing Act lays out detailed， never-heard-before facts abo The Impossible Case of MH370Actual Rating: 3。5 🌟On 8th March 2014， Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 carrying 239 passengers disappeared into the night without a trail。 This mystery has been troubling not just the people directly involved but the journalists， conspiracy theorists and airline enthusiasts all over the world and even after years of investigation， this vanishing largely remains a black hole。 （Image credit: Boston。com）The Disappearing Act lays out detailed， never-heard-before facts about the fate of the jinxed flight; Florence de Changy does complete justice to her journalism job and investigates meticulously on various leads and conspiracy theories - her investigation takes her halfway across the globe from France to Australia， forcing her to interpret foreign languages， talk to people through all possible modes of communications when she can’t actually meet them in person and sometimes also lands her in awkward and unsafe situations。 Despite the overwhelming flood of information， de Changy manages to keep her account intriguing and crisp without crossing over to boredom which is usually associated with non-fiction。 Well done for that！ Listing down below what I liked and disliked about the book: What I liked:1。tFlorence de Changy explores all theories and rumours about the disappearance one at a time。 She leaves no stone unturned to follow a lead until the very dead-end。 From talking to Malaysian politicians to interviewing experienced Boeing 777 technical experts and pilots， she does it all。 She uses technical jargons when quoting tech experts but also explains the same in layman’s terms to make the information comprehensible to all。 2。tShe questions every little fact or theory that is thrown her way， even things she believes。 This questioning exposes the defects of some well-established theories which were supported by various governments。 de Changy comes out as an extremely bold woman who is not scared to call a spade a spade， you can tell how impressed I am！3。tLastly， de Changy met with some of the families and friends of the crew members and passengers who boarded the MH370 and based on those conversations， she divulges some personal information about those 239 passengers - information like why were they travelling on that day， what were their temperaments， who was waiting for them on the other side of the journey， and so on。 This information helped in establishing an instant connection with those ill-fated people， making the reader more invested in the writer’s cause。 Not to forget， it also made me very emotional。 What I disliked:1。tde Changy disappoints by eventually drawing a conspiracy theory without any evidence to back it up。 Her theory is as ridiculous as the theories she investigated and mocked through the course of the book。 Fortunately， she makes this conclusion in the very last chapter which minimizes the damage to the rest of the brilliant book， but honestly， there was no need to downgrade her hard work by that uncalled conclusion。2。tI hated the repetition of facts and theories over and over again。 If we could eliminate the redundant content， we could very well shorten the book by at least 100 pages。3。tThere are a bunch of unnamed sources who reveal some heavy-duty hidden information about the governments involved， the airline companies， and suspicious passengers and cargo on board MH370。 de Changy acknowledges these sources and confirms that she can’t name them owing to the risks associated with these revelations which could harm them， but we are not talking about one or two names here， it’s a huge list！ Unfortunately for me， anonymous sources impact the credibility of the content。Overall， a well-researched book and if not for the downright preposterous theory de Changy draws at the end， this would have been a great read！Thank you Times Reads and Putri Fariza for the review copy！ 。。。more
Hilay Hopkins
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A really technical & detailed consideration of all aspects of the disappearance of flight MH370。 I was left feeling that whatever the official answer， we are not close to being given it。 And I was left with the the feeling that this happens often with lots of the big stuff in our lives。 Distraction government 。。。。。don’t look here， look there。
Laurie Symon
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This is a well-written book although I’m afraid the end spoiled it slightly for me。 The theory which the author posits seems incredibly far-fetched。 Admittedly， whatever happened is extremely unusual， but I think this is pushing it。
Jaime
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Phenomenal book。 Have read a few reviews criticising the author’s hypothesis， which having read the book， is a rather strange angle to come from。 95% of the book is a cold dissection of the facts as reporters， and the ones less commonly reported。 The analysis of the counter positions I have spent time researching further stands up to robust fact-checking。 The spirit of the book is purely factual。 In the epilogue the author goes on to posit what she clear labels as one possibly hypothesis that wo Phenomenal book。 Have read a few reviews criticising the author’s hypothesis， which having read the book， is a rather strange angle to come from。 95% of the book is a cold dissection of the facts as reporters， and the ones less commonly reported。 The analysis of the counter positions I have spent time researching further stands up to robust fact-checking。 The spirit of the book is purely factual。 In the epilogue the author goes on to posit what she clear labels as one possibly hypothesis that would happen to fit the facts she spent the majority of the book explaining。 Agree with the last 5% or not， the first 95% is incredibly compellingly。I am， and always have been， an arch conspiracy denier。 Man landed on the moon。 Vaccines are good。 Lee Harvey Oswald had a few lucky shots。 Etc etc。 The problem with most conspiracy theories is that they are so very easily， and compelling debunked。 Which， reflecting， is precisely what I believe that this book succeeds it。 It debunks and blows apart the conspiracy of the official narrative。 A testament to fantastic fact based investigative journalism。 Bravo。 。。。more
Mark
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Clever coverFascinating bookWe all know the story of flight MH370 and probably like me have an opinion on what happened， why and who was responsible （ if anyone ）， this author has taken every scenario， rumour， ‘fact’ and discussion and thoroughly （ and I mean thoroughly ） dissected and researched each one， giving not just her view but the factual evidence for and against each， she has travelled round the world， met hundreds of people and read thousands of words to bring this near encyclopaedic s Clever coverFascinating bookWe all know the story of flight MH370 and probably like me have an opinion on what happened， why and who was responsible （ if anyone ）， this author has taken every scenario， rumour， ‘fact’ and discussion and thoroughly （ and I mean thoroughly ） dissected and researched each one， giving not just her view but the factual evidence for and against each， she has travelled round the world， met hundreds of people and read thousands of words to bring this near encyclopaedic study， she has done it carefully and methodically as leaves no stone unturned in her quest to try and give her answersIt is important to say she does reach a conclusion， of course am not going to say what it is， but on the way to this she leaves the reader no option but to believe it as every other possibility for the disappearance is covered factually disproving each one until we reach the shocking conclusion， I can’t emphasis the ‘factually’ bit enough， it’s not a book of fanciful ramblings but everything is numbered and listed to be referred to at the end of each chapter （ and whilst reading each ）， I guess in this way a book book is better than an e book for using thisIt is a surprisingly easy read for saying so much information is thrown at you on every page although not a quick read， I think at 5 days this is my longest in time read for many years！I loved the way she started the book more or less saying this plane did not just disappear， it happened in 2016 and to think so is crazy and her slightly bemused narrative that anyone actually believes it did just vanish carries on， it actually works really well and very quickly you realise just how implausible it was that we all believed it had There is reference to many other air disasters in a separate and sobering chapter but she relates and cross references them to this case， nothing she says is ‘conspiratory’ as I keep putting she bases it all on factIt is an astonishing case and this is an astonishing book， the work that has gone into it is amazing and at the end there really is no other conclusion to draw other than the one she offers10/105 Stars 。。。more
Mohammed Faiz Kamaludin
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A brilliant book and very well written。 I have always wondered about the truth behind the official narratives of what happened to MH370 and the author has argued convincingly about its authenticity。 A must read for those affected by this tragedy and I hope that the absolute truth will eventually be brought to light。
Vicky Ball
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Very good with a credible solution to the mystery
Robin Newbold
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The disappearance of Flight MH370 has captivated the world。 How can a modern airliner in this age of communication just vanish？ This is the exciting premise for journalist Florence de Changy's book The Disappearing Act。 What follows is an extensively researched tome that runs in excess of 400 pages。 Unfortunately it often felt like I was reading the same thing over and over。 It is not that De Changy does not make a good case for going against the official explanation that the Malaysia Airlines B The disappearance of Flight MH370 has captivated the world。 How can a modern airliner in this age of communication just vanish？ This is the exciting premise for journalist Florence de Changy's book The Disappearing Act。 What follows is an extensively researched tome that runs in excess of 400 pages。 Unfortunately it often felt like I was reading the same thing over and over。 It is not that De Changy does not make a good case for going against the official explanation that the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 crashed in the Indian Ocean after flying/or being flown in the opposite direction to where it was meant to be headed - Beijing。 It is just that in the end the author labours the point so much it seems to undermine her own argument， especially when she ropes in various conspiracy theorists - dubbed MHists - she met in internet chat rooms and other insalubrious places。 Such a shame， since reading the evidence presented it seems more likely than not that the plane actually crashed in the Gulf of Thailand shortly after going missing from radar screens。 So far， so logical。 But De Changy's conclusion where she cooks up a conspiracy theory implicating several leading nations and involving lasers is just stretching credulity a little too far。 It comes across like a bad John Le Carre plot。 The truth may be out there somewhere but sadly not here。 。。。more
Peter Anderson
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This book asks more questions than it answers。 The author has obviously done hundreds of hours of research for this book， which makes incredible reading。 It certainly changed my views on this affair。
SolidM
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En un mot : passionnant。 Une enquête factuelle sur tous les éléments qui intriguent autour de la disparition du MH370。 Très bien écrit， efficace。
Jesse D
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It started out really strong but eventually became mired in statistics and theories by dozens of people and entities。 We still don’t know what happened the the MH370 😬
Ian
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Finally somecommon sense around MH370。。this book is long overdue。An excellent read。 Worth your time。The author has laid out an impressive account of events related to the crash of flight MH370。 I read a lot and this book is one ofthe best reads in quite awhile。 I haven't flown for mony years; now I know in part， why。 Finally somecommon sense around MH370。。this book is long overdue。An excellent read。 Worth your time。The author has laid out an impressive account of events related to the crash of flight MH370。 I read a lot and this book is one ofthe best reads in quite awhile。 I haven't flown for mony years; now I know in part， why。 。。。more
Bobby24
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So i drank the kool aid i read the outstanding reviews and after having seen it in a major British paper （akin to the british newspaper version of fox news or RT） i parted with my money and purchased it。 Its a conspiracy theorist book。 No two ways about it。 i rarely read these type of books but this year i fell for the schpeel of two （the other was just as bad about Trump）。I would define a conspiracy theorist as someone who believes oddballs on the internet over what the actual authorities tell So i drank the kool aid i read the outstanding reviews and after having seen it in a major British paper （akin to the british newspaper version of fox news or RT） i parted with my money and purchased it。 Its a conspiracy theorist book。 No two ways about it。 i rarely read these type of books but this year i fell for the schpeel of two （the other was just as bad about Trump）。I would define a conspiracy theorist as someone who believes oddballs on the internet over what the actual authorities tell them， which is exactly what she does。 Literally meeting random folks with zero background often no personal background and most with zero professional background other than a lap top and some serious air miles。 Interestingly， the Professional folks in the book who she does mention are often not identified "because they don't want to be"。。the book starts well then around 40 to 50% just gets deeper and deeper into。。。absurd bullshit。 Most factual writers would not give the time of day to some of the people mentioned because they would know it would destroy the books credibility。I found her views on the Australians especially to be rather harsh i got the feeling she not a fan of this nation， even though they spent millions of their own money and hardly had any reason to put their head/reputation on the block and lead the search for it， （i'm sure the families of the dead and anyone who has ever flown on the 777 or over an Ocean will thank them for their efforts）。 As for her theory that is was shot down by the yanks and covered up by the chinese， the Thais， the Vietnamese etc etc etc well，this is laughable。Her views are that the captain could not take the aircraft because "he was a nice guy"， failing to realize that she spends a chapter basically describing why he was the ideal candidate for it and probable the only candidate in the entire airline。 She also rubbishes the find on Reunion islands effectively saying that the French basically planted it （as a sweetner for French fighter jets to Malaysia） and that there is no proof that it ever came from the 777，。。。。。except the French DID verify it。 She doesn't seem to agree with Immarsat calculations， although i could never work our quite why。i could go on， here's what the ordinary man on the street thinks， the captain was responsible he flew it over Malaysia and deep into the Indian Ocean and it wasn't seen on radar by the Thais or the Malays because they don't know how to use their own fucking radar systems and the captain probable knew this。。。。most likely everyone on board was dead by the time it began its final decent。。。。but one can't help wonder if one or two were alive and did see that boundless ocean and that final glorious sunrise as the aircraft began its decent with a madman at the helm。 。。。more
Carole
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If you’re interested in the biggest aviation mystery of all time （and probably one of the biggest mysteries of the 21st-century） this is the book to read。 The disappearance of flight MH370 has never failed to amaze me。 How can a plane simply disappear in this world of highly sophisticated technology， surveillance and intelligence？ If like me you are fascinated by this， and you believed the official version of events， that the disappearance was most likely due to an act of mass murder/suicide by If you’re interested in the biggest aviation mystery of all time （and probably one of the biggest mysteries of the 21st-century） this is the book to read。 The disappearance of flight MH370 has never failed to amaze me。 How can a plane simply disappear in this world of highly sophisticated technology， surveillance and intelligence？ If like me you are fascinated by this， and you believed the official version of events， that the disappearance was most likely due to an act of mass murder/suicide by the captain， then you have to read this book。 The research done for the book makes the official version of events （right down to plane parts being washed up on beaches）， look very shaky indeed。 It seems shocking to think that in the absence of evidence to prove the theory， the blame has been placed on the captain。 The book dissects the known facts and theories in minute detail （so is hard going in places）。 The author has certainly done her homework。 I should give her 5 stars for that alone。 For whatever reason， and sadly I think we’ll never know what that was， I now firmly believe that this has been one of the biggest cover ups ever。Torn between 3 and 4 stars， so I’ll be generous。 。。。more
Nic
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⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 ok stars。 I enjoyed this book but I had to keep picking it， putting it down again as it was really detailed and written like a forensic analysis of all angles to be considered。It will be loved by all conspiracy theorists out there， but for me just a bit slow and drawn out。
Maria
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I requested this book because I was intrigued as to how a huge plane and all its crew and passengers can simply ‘disappear’ mid-flight。 I vaguely remember it’s coverage in the news media here in Britain and was looking forward to an interesting read about the reporting of and the various theories that surround its disappearance。 Whilst I commend the in-depth analysis and investigative efforts that Florence De Changy went to try to uncover the truth about what happened on that fateful flight， I f I requested this book because I was intrigued as to how a huge plane and all its crew and passengers can simply ‘disappear’ mid-flight。 I vaguely remember it’s coverage in the news media here in Britain and was looking forward to an interesting read about the reporting of and the various theories that surround its disappearance。 Whilst I commend the in-depth analysis and investigative efforts that Florence De Changy went to try to uncover the truth about what happened on that fateful flight， I found myself bogged down with details so much so that whilst the book was an interesting read， I did struggle with it and I am ashamed to say I DNF at 37 %。 What I did gather from what I read though was that this incident needs a thorough re-investigation if only to enable some sort of closure for the families of the passengers on that fateful flight。 。。。more
James
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The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370， with all its 239 passengers and 12 crew， is one of the strangest aviation mysteries of modern times。 How could a modern airliner vanish from thin air？ The mystery is both jaw-dropping， and in a world where air travel is ubiquitous and something we all take for granted （at least prior to COVID-19， and hopefully in the future too） disconcerting and horrifying。 It’s never really been explained， though there is an official narrative of sorts after v The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370， with all its 239 passengers and 12 crew， is one of the strangest aviation mysteries of modern times。 How could a modern airliner vanish from thin air？ The mystery is both jaw-dropping， and in a world where air travel is ubiquitous and something we all take for granted （at least prior to COVID-19， and hopefully in the future too） disconcerting and horrifying。 It’s never really been explained， though there is an official narrative of sorts after various inquiries。In this book， Florence de Changy， a French journalist and foreign corespondent for Le Monde， painstakingly challenges the official narrative of pilot suicide （along with various conspiracy theories） and claims instead the plane was shot down。 It’s a great piece of investigative work， and she sources her claims with endnotes in every chapter。 The problem I have with her work is there is an equally convincing long form article in The Atlantic by William Langewiesche， which argues precisely and convincingly for the suicide theory。 Similarly， Blaine Gibson， a man who has found over half the verified pieces of MH370 wreckage to be recovered so far， supports the suicide theory and dismisses this book as a conspiracy theory。So， as often happens in a world of information at our fingertips， unless the reader conducts the investigation for themselves （and I don't mean reading random Facebook posts and watching Youtube videos， but actually doing the investigative work that Florence de Changy and William Langewiesche presumably have）， they’re left unsure who to believe。 The two conflicting， and to a layperson， equally convincing， theories about the fate of MH370， are perfect analogies of our times。 As someone old enough to remember the dawn of the digital age， I recall being told the internet and social media would empower us with information。 In fact， the reverse has happened， and we suffer information overload。I literally do not know who to believe， Florence de Changy or William Langewiesche; the narrative put forward in this impressively crafted book， that the plane was shot down， or that in the equally impressive Atlantic article， that the pilot or co-pilot committed suicide with all on board。 。。。more
Wolfgang Kasper
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A page turner about a possible mega conspiracy This investigation by French journalist Florence de Chagny is a more fascinating read than a top detective story — she comes cross as committed， passionate， intelligent and tenacious。 The result Is a plausible and troubling scenario how flight MH 370 might have vanished。 BUT how can we accept that literally hundreds of officials guard such secrets？
Rennie
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The truth is somewhere in between all of this， the problem is there’s a lot of this to begin with。 As fascinating a read as this is， I’m glad to be done with it so it’ll hopefully stop haunting my thoughts and dreams every day。 She makes a good case for her theory but it relies on 1） a lot of anecdotes being true that could just be people flapping their gums who don’t know what they’re talking about， as people tend to be very good at doing， and 2） a lot of people， in several different countries The truth is somewhere in between all of this， the problem is there’s a lot of this to begin with。 As fascinating a read as this is， I’m glad to be done with it so it’ll hopefully stop haunting my thoughts and dreams every day。 She makes a good case for her theory but it relies on 1） a lot of anecdotes being true that could just be people flapping their gums who don’t know what they’re talking about， as people tend to be very good at doing， and 2） a lot of people， in several different countries and governments， including BARACK OBAMA （it goes all the way to the TOP much as I hate one more conspiracy theory that involves him because it gives air to all the extra-crazy bullshit ones） being able to keep a whopping big secret， as people tend to be not so good at doing。I think she was a bit hasty in her total dismissal of pilot responsibility， mainly because if you apply Occam’s razor， which she mentions at one point as well， that definitely seems to me to be the option with the least amount of assumptions。 I also wasn’t convinced by her evidence that he was such an outstanding person - not convinced that he wasn’t either， but that’s the point。 It’s like what Gavin de Becker says in the Gift of Fear: basically just that no one knew anything helpful。 But she makes a good argument against blaming someone who can’t defend themselves， and there’s precedent for that。I did have trouble following every explanation - like the one about why the information about the pilot’s home simulator was wrong （if anyone who’s read this can explain that to me， thanks in advance）。 And there’s just a lot of information here in general， and sometimes math was involved （I’m gone） but that glut of information sometimes made it tough to follow or really understand a point being made。 When it gets back on track it’s endlessly compelling though。 How disappointing that as she explains， if the black box is ever even found it won’t make much of a difference in solving the mystery。 Drat。Oh and one last thing - she references Orly Taitz at one point， who apparently filed a FOIA for something related to this， and calls her a “celebrity lawyer”。 O rly？ That’s a very nice way of saying “racist birther conspiracy theorist，” apparently。 Never， ever use Orly Taitz in any way to support any argument。 It torpedoes your credibility immediately。 That makes me raise my eyebrows at everything else in this book and I want to believe you！ And god， Orly Taitz would be all over this if she knew Obama was potentially even the slightest， peripherally little bit involved （the author just alleges that he knew what happened to the plane in an action that went awry and allowed the coverup/silence around it to take place）。 But Orly will turn that into Obama crouched on the Chinese border shooting the plane down himself with his Connecticut vampire eye-lasers， I suppose， and then suggest we dig up his dead father again。 。。。more
Liz Barnsley
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The Disappearing Act is one of the most intricate， involving and meticulous pieces of investigative journalism that I’ve read and I’ve read a fair few。The missing flight MH370 captured the imagination of the world – what followed in the media， the speculation， the conspiracy theories， the obfuscation， soon meant that the human tragedy became secondary and the families seeking an answer were somewhat left behind。Enter Florence De Changy， who after covering the case herself， took on the seemingly The Disappearing Act is one of the most intricate， involving and meticulous pieces of investigative journalism that I’ve read and I’ve read a fair few。The missing flight MH370 captured the imagination of the world – what followed in the media， the speculation， the conspiracy theories， the obfuscation， soon meant that the human tragedy became secondary and the families seeking an answer were somewhat left behind。Enter Florence De Changy， who after covering the case herself， took on the seemingly impossible task of unraveling the myths and bringing focus to the facts。 The results of this incredible in depth analysis is here in The Disappearing Act， it is fascinating， melancholy and utterly gripping。Reading like a thriller in a lot of ways， the author looks at everything， no matter how obscure or unlikely and measures it against realistic possibilities and known facts。 A lot of what you’ll find here you likely won’t have heard before and the disconnect between what was presented by authorities and actual realities is often stunning。Eventually Florence De Changy will offer you a story that sits away from the white noise， away from the spotlight and she’ll do this whilst never losing sight of the huge human loss at the centre of this mystery。A massive accomplishment and highly recommended by me。 。。。more
Chen Tong
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It was an amazing read。 I am convinced with the facts presented and the author's exhaustive coverage on almost every conceivable aspect of this "mystery"。 Florence is a reporter from Le Monde。 She was in Malaysia covering the news of this incident。 Over the years subsequent to the tragedy she went to places， met different people to investigate this strange mystery。 To state the extend of her research or investigation here are just a few examples: 1。 She went to Maldives and found that specific p It was an amazing read。 I am convinced with the facts presented and the author's exhaustive coverage on almost every conceivable aspect of this "mystery"。 Florence is a reporter from Le Monde。 She was in Malaysia covering the news of this incident。 Over the years subsequent to the tragedy she went to places， met different people to investigate this strange mystery。 To state the extend of her research or investigation here are just a few examples: 1。 She went to Maldives and found that specific plane that flew on the day from that direction witnessed by locals and mistaken as MH370。 Debunking the thesis that MH370 flew to Maldives。2。 She got hold of the confidential document supposedly proving the wreckage found in East Africa belong to MH370。 Only one of the 12 serial numbers in the flaperon matched the component of MH370， yet this original document shows that this match was an error。 Every wreckage "found" in East Coast of Africa were not able to linked to MH370 despite the serial number required to be in every component of Boeing。 3。 She went to Gulf of Thailand to check the reported found debris of MH370。 WJS journalist claimed that it was a piece from Japanese rocket。 Mitsubishi acknowledge the debris found belong to their rocket， yet they did nothing to retrieve back the debris。 But the serial number NAS6204-31 on bolts of the debris simply proven to be serial number used by Boeing。 These bolts are for plane， not rocket。 4。 She got hold of many news and information released by Vietnam authorities and presses from China and Taiwan， immediately after the incident painting a straight forward crash， search and FOUND case。There are many more。 If you have good memory of that few days， the news you heard in the first 48 hours of the crash is true。 The news came after that are cover up。 MH370 crashed in South China Sea is conclusive。 How the crash progressed is methodically explained matched with the known circumstances， electronic data， recorded communication， etc。 Read the book。Beyond the factually confirmed crash location， Florence also put forward two plausible theses on the reasons， triggers and progress of the crash。 Her sarcasm on many politicians of my own country gave me a few chuckles。 May be due to expression in different languages， such sarcasm is not apparent in the Mandarin version （published earlier） that I read earlier。 It was an enjoyable read。 。。。more
Bagus
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Investigative journalism has always been my soft spot， since most of the time it will challenge my logical inquiry and goes against the common narrative。 In one of the most massive and expensive ocean search in the history of civil aviation disasters， the Boeing 777 which carried 239 passengers simply disappeared without a trace in one of the politically sensitive regions of the planet。 So rather than simply describing the official narrative as ‘incredible’， Florence de Changy simply said it as Investigative journalism has always been my soft spot， since most of the time it will challenge my logical inquiry and goes against the common narrative。 In one of the most massive and expensive ocean search in the history of civil aviation disasters， the Boeing 777 which carried 239 passengers simply disappeared without a trace in one of the politically sensitive regions of the planet。 So rather than simply describing the official narrative as ‘incredible’， Florence de Changy simply said it as ‘not credible’。 And it goes without saying that the disappearance of Flight Malaysia Airlines MH370 in this modern age with massive surveillance challenges our basic modes of inquiry。Through various cases presented in this book， Florence de Changy does not seek to provide an established answer to the readers。 Rather than that， it seeks to analyse from various lenses the established truth in the official narrative that the last point of contact of the flight MH370 was made at 1:22 am at the waypoint IGARI， between Malaysia and Vietnam over the South China Sea in which the captain responded with the infamous last remark “Good night Malaysian Three Seven Zero”。 The weird cases begin when the official narrative did not include information from the Ho Chi Minh air traffic controller which recorded that the plane reached waypoint BITOD at 1。30 am， and the fact that the real last point of radar contact at 2。40 am。 From then on， Florence de Changy presents us with various scenarios offered by national and international media outlets as well as the official narrative which support the theory of the plane making a U-turn to finally end up exhausting its fuel in an unidentified spot in the Indian Ocean。As a journalist who was posted in Hong Kong by Le Monde， Florence de Changy has been following up every piece of information related to the disappearance of MH370 since Day 1。 Her first task at that time by her media outlet was to listen to what common Malaysians thought of the incident。 To investigate the incident， she went as far to meeting the next of kin of the flight passengers， consulting with various aviation experts as well as pilots， discussing theories with MHists （keen personal-driven investigators who seek the truth behind the disappearance of MH370）， and visiting several places related to the incident （such as the Maldives， to prove the theory that the plane was shot down near the US military base in Diego Garcia）。 I would recommend grabbing some maps to accompany the reading of this book since it will really help to determine some locations mentioned here and there in this book。To explain her investigation results， Florence de Changy does not spare us from aviation terminologies。 But I like the way it enriches me with some particular cases in the history of aviation as well as the common pattern with flight disaster。 Considering that the author did not have any expertise in writing about the aviation industry prior to covering the case， this book is indeed proof of what extensive research could do to explain the disappearance of MH370 even when it is done by a layperson。 Florence initially published a book in French in 2016 which attempts to explain the disappearance of MH370 based on the facts that were available at that time。 Her initial discussion invited many MHists and other people who are interested in the subject， who finally contributed to help to collect more facts that are presented in this latest English edition of The Disappearing Act。This is not a short book， and there are extensive details that might bore some readers， especially those who did not follow any news related to MH370 before reading it。 But it is well written and self-evident in telling us that the whole case of MH370 needs some attention， not only for the family members of the passengers who need closure about the fates of their beloved ones but also for us as human beings as this case is a challenge to our modes of inquiry。 In the words of Jan Hus， the Church reformer who was executed following dissension against the doctrines of the Catholic Church almost a century before Martin Luther successfully reformed the Church in the German-speaking world， “Seek the truth， hear the truth， learn the truth， love the truth， speak the truth， hold the truth and defend the truth until death。”Thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins which provided me with an electronic Advance Readers Copy。Review also published on: https://bagusanugerahyoga。medium。com/。。。 。。。more
Charley Whelan
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‘The Disappearing Act’ -Florence de Changy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“In a world defined by advanced technology and interconnectedness， how could an entire aircraft become untraceable？” At 12:42 am on March 8th， 2014， Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 seemingly vanished。 It is one of aviation’s biggest mysteries to date and remains shrouded in copious amounts of conspiracy and skepticism。 De Changy leads the way in a particularly monumental piece of investigative journalism。 Her dedication to the case is admirable， ‘The Disappearing Act’ -Florence de Changy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“In a world defined by advanced technology and interconnectedness， how could an entire aircraft become untraceable？” At 12:42 am on March 8th， 2014， Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 seemingly vanished。 It is one of aviation’s biggest mysteries to date and remains shrouded in copious amounts of conspiracy and skepticism。 De Changy leads the way in a particularly monumental piece of investigative journalism。 Her dedication to the case is admirable， spanning many years and within this extremely detailed account， no stone is left unturned。 It offers; press releases， eye witness testimonies， it debunks rumours and disproves illogical explanations from authorities。 It provides an unnerving narrative that deduces logical theories supported by extensive research。 Sadly， still no plausible explanation remains to the 239 lives lost to this inexplicable event。 Hopefully， in time， the families of those lost shall learn of answers and explanations they so gravely deserve。 。。。more
Nicole
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