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Motion Of The Ocean: 1 Small Boat, 2 Average Lovers, And A Woman's Search For The Meaning Of Wife (2009)

by Janna Cawrse Esarey(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

TF eBooks

review 1: I really enjoyed the sailing aspects of this book. However the point of the story was the author finding the meaning of "wife". On some occasions she made some really great points that showed insight and growth. However a good majority of the 2 year sail seemed to be spent with her brooding and over analyzing( A habit she openly admits to.) To the reader though, it got old. I started to feel bad for her husband who seemed to be the type who wanted to soak in the adventure and exotic locations. The author is visiting atolls and islands that a majority of us could only dream of seeing, I wanted her to quit whining and nit-picking her marraige and enjoy it. She ended up sounding like a spoiled perfection seeking wife who took for granted the fantastic journey she was on. This... more may not be how it was in reality, but thats what the writing felt like. I found myself skipping pages, caring less about her "meaning of wife" and getting back to the travel/sailing. I found her writing style more "fun" than professional, as if she was writing in a journal. I wouldn't say it was a waste of time to read, but there are better stories out there.
review 2: Janna and Graeme finally decide to wed and decide to kick start their new life together by quitting their jobs and taking a two year honeymoon voyage across the Pacific on Dragonfly, an old beat-up sailboat. Nothing reveals the strengths and weaknesses of a relationship like living in a confined space totally dependent on each other for 17,000 miles. This riveting book allows the reader to tag along on a heartfelt and sometimes dangerous adventure that many dream about but never attempt. "Over the course of seventeen thousand miles she showed us--on night watches, in nasty blows, through the doldrums, under the Southern Cross--that little people can do big things simply by daring to try. Or, as she might say in her cheeky way, it's not the size of the ship that matters, it's the motion of the ocean." less

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