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La Mer Les Emportera (2014)

by Nick Dybek(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

2258105420 (ISBN13: 9782258105423)

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English

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Fiction

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review 1: Wow. What a debut. And what a twist ending. Beautifully written but understated. Narrated by Cal in the 80s in a fictional Washington town, Loyalty Island, where most of the men go away to crab in Alaska every year. When John Gaunt, the owner of the boating business, dies and his college-bred son inherits, Cal learns that his father and the men of Loyalty will do anything to keep their livelihood. A powerful and unexpectedly dark coming-of-age novel with a clear-eyed yet wistful young narrator.
review 2: I saw a review for this as a well-written first novel... While it is well-written and it is a first novel, it did not really appeal to me on the whole. Cal is raised on the Olympic peninsula in Washington on an island that is not really an island. The whole ... moretown is a fishing town, living by the schedule of the sea, the tides, and the fish/crab/etc. Most of the men end up spending months away from their families as the boats and fish take them to the waters near Alaska and the canneries there. Cal's family is no exception. Everyone in town depends on John Gaunt as he owns all the boats and equipment. When he dies, his only son is left in charge. However, Richard has no interest in the fishing business and wants to sell everything off to wealthy Asians. Since this would destroy the entire towns livelihood, there is obviously a lot of concern and people start to take matters into their own hands. Cal is put in a terrible position and has to make some very difficult decisions. less

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