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ondbookshelf's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
erinhosthisaw's review against another edition
4.0
really, really enjoyable book.
took me a few pages to get into it, but i thoroughly enjoyed it.
took me a few pages to get into it, but i thoroughly enjoyed it.
mishale1's review against another edition
4.0
Beautifully written with realistic characters. They aren’t perfect, they are flawed and they make questionable choices but they are still good people.
Eliza is the daughter of a lobster man.
Her mom died when she was young.
Her dad raised her alone and Eliza grew up with little money.
When she had a chance to leave town for college, she took it. She never went back home except for visiting.
Now she is married, with two children of her own and a loving husband. She’s also extremely wealthy because of her mother-in-law.
She’s never felt good enough for the life she lives.
When she finds out her dad is very sick, she goes back home to be with him.
She leaves her husband and kids at home.
Poor Eliza feels distant from both her father and her husband and kids.
Sometimes I didn’t agree with the characters’ decisions but I didn’t have to in order to enjoy the story. All of the characters are likable, they’re just not perfect. It felt believable.
I enjoyed the setting and I liked the characters.
This is my first time reading a book by this author and I like her style of writing a lot.
Eliza is the daughter of a lobster man.
Her mom died when she was young.
Her dad raised her alone and Eliza grew up with little money.
When she had a chance to leave town for college, she took it. She never went back home except for visiting.
Now she is married, with two children of her own and a loving husband. She’s also extremely wealthy because of her mother-in-law.
She’s never felt good enough for the life she lives.
When she finds out her dad is very sick, she goes back home to be with him.
She leaves her husband and kids at home.
Poor Eliza feels distant from both her father and her husband and kids.
Sometimes I didn’t agree with the characters’ decisions but I didn’t have to in order to enjoy the story. All of the characters are likable, they’re just not perfect. It felt believable.
I enjoyed the setting and I liked the characters.
This is my first time reading a book by this author and I like her style of writing a lot.
nmclaury's review against another edition
3.0
3.5....when will goodreads allow half stars?! I flew through this but more bc it felt like a good summer read than a brilliantly written book. That said, I appreciated the different characters and was glad we had insight into so many of them. I feared up multiple times toward the end!
cansail's review against another edition
4.0
Meg Mitchell Moore has woven two separate worlds into one story without stooping to cliche in either case: the ladies who lunch at the local yacht club, and the hardworking Maine lobstermen who catch their food. Now that she's one of those ladies, Eliza tries to reconcile her small town upbringing with her current life while wondering: what if she'd stayed? The language is generally lovely and the characters so realistic I felt like I'd already met them. My only complaint (and it's a very small one) is that the sailing scene lacked realism. This book is for anyone who loves the coast and the wide range of people who call it home.
eileen9311's review against another edition
4.0
While this was a story of troubled people dealing with real challenges, the novel wasn’t dark. Nor was it chick lit or a frothy beach read. Set on the picturesque coast of Maine where the background was very much a part of things, The Captain’s Daughter was almost instantly engaging. I could smell the salt air and see the sunsets, but then New England has always been close to my heart! The quaintness of the old fishing town, the quirkiness of the folks, the down east mindset and strength of character – they all enriched the telling. The plot revolves around Meg, a suburban housewife who has married into a life of privilege and must return to her seriously ill father, Charlie, and the small fishing town where she grew up. Contrasts between her current patrician lifestyle and her roots are rendered convincingly in an understated way. Ghosts of the past and relationship insecurities combine to produce a most readable tale! A minor observation might be the predictability element, as the stage is definitely set. That doesn’t amount to a negative, however. Particularly moving for me was the author’s final paragraph in the acknowledgements section following the conclusion, in which she explained how she arrived at the dedication for her novel.
‘As I was finishing the final edits on this book my father-in-law, Frank Moore, lost his battle with lung cancer. I conceived this book and wrote most of it before he became ill, but now I see that some of the best qualities of Frank and some of the best qualities of the character Charlie Sargent echo each other – hardworking men who loved their families and lived lives that might have looked quiet from the outside but brimmed over from the inside. I like to think of the spirits of both living on.’
I also enjoyed The Arrivals by Meg Mitchell Moore, and I’m glad this was another keeper! Four stars.
‘As I was finishing the final edits on this book my father-in-law, Frank Moore, lost his battle with lung cancer. I conceived this book and wrote most of it before he became ill, but now I see that some of the best qualities of Frank and some of the best qualities of the character Charlie Sargent echo each other – hardworking men who loved their families and lived lives that might have looked quiet from the outside but brimmed over from the inside. I like to think of the spirits of both living on.’
I also enjoyed The Arrivals by Meg Mitchell Moore, and I’m glad this was another keeper! Four stars.
laurabone007's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
jj24's review against another edition
2.0
This could have been called "Despicable Me," except that title has already been claimed.
While I enjoyed Moore's last novel, "The Admissions," this book is something else all together. I found it hard to connect with most of the characters, as their actions belied common sense. Several plot points seemed contrived (a character on death's door shows up out of the blue for a Clint Eastwood "Go ahead. Make my day" moment, among one of several head-scratchers).
Not sure if I was "off" during the reading of this, or if it was the book.
Thank you to NetGalley and Doubleday for a galley of this book in exchange for an honest review.
While I enjoyed Moore's last novel, "The Admissions," this book is something else all together. I found it hard to connect with most of the characters, as their actions belied common sense. Several plot points seemed contrived (a character on death's door shows up out of the blue for a Clint Eastwood "Go ahead. Make my day" moment, among one of several head-scratchers).
Not sure if I was "off" during the reading of this, or if it was the book.
Thank you to NetGalley and Doubleday for a galley of this book in exchange for an honest review.
piepieb's review against another edition
3.0
As anyone who reads my reviews knows, I have a certain fondness for books that take place in Maine. And they usually turn out very well. However, this one was a bit predictable and the writing style seemed a little disjointed -- in that some paragraphs felt a little out of place. I did like the lobster boat setting, and the front cover is indeed beautiful.
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