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Safe From The Sea (2010)

by Peter Geye(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

160953008X (ISBN13: 9781609530082)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Unbridled Books

review 1: Peter Geye wisely sets his first novel in an area he knows well -- Duluth, MN and on the unpredictable shores of Lake Superior. After years of estrangement, Noah returns to reconnect with his dying father, Olaf, one of three survivors of an ore-boat wreck 35 years earlier. Geye brings to life the Northern Minnesota landscape, its immigrant Norwegian culture, the sailing community and loss of the taconite industry with an keen and compassionate eye. Olaf's telling of the story of the shipwreck gave me chills. I felt like I was right there in this isolated spot in the woods with a father and son as they fish, chop wood, shovel snow, laugh and cry while working to resolve their long-time issues. As a Minnesota native I found this a remarkably good read.
review 2: ... moreAn average story of average people. This is a chick lit story of a son-father relationship that develops as the father is dying. Besides the slow development of the relationship, there is a disjointed story of a shipwreck on the Great Lakes. If you are a fan of books that take place in Minnesota, or like stories about relationship, you will be satisfied with the story. Personally, I didn't care about the characters and read it hoping for a nautical theme but was left unsatisfied. less

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