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The Lobster Kings (2014)

by Alexi Zentner(Favorite Author)

3.72 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0393089576 (ISBN13: 9780393089578)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

review 1: I totally loved this book, I wanted more, didn't want it to end, wanted the subplot to develop a bit more. I loved how the island's founder's painting played a large role in the story. Loved how it was a take on King Lear and full of tragedy and death that made me cry over and over and over but was good for me. I only didn't love how self-important the main character seemed at times, like no one else in her family mattered like she did.
review 2: Really, I rate this one as a 3.5. It's the story of generations of lobster fishermen (and woman)within one family on a small island claimed alternately by Canada and the U.S. It's focus is on the current outgoing patriarch and his daughter who seeks out the water and fishing from a young age. I take it half a star d... moreown from a 4 for two reasons. I felt it took a while to get into which may be because it came highly recommended and thus I had very high expectations. I also got tired of hearing about the original patriarch of the family which the author I felt over-saturated the book with. Despite my complaints, I would still recommend this one. less

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