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bhansy's review against another edition
3.0
Ok, so I read this one out of all the great reviews and recommendations. I ... liked it? I just don't know what to think about it, I feel like this is the first "contemporary" fiction book I've ever read, but I'm sure that's not true, but still feel like it. I enjoyed the male perspective of it, found that to be the main reason I kept coming back to the book, but I just felt like I was being pulled from all these different directions, with Mimi's story and then the Dad, and then the marriage and then... I don't know if that wowed or annoyed me.
I guess looking at the three-star rating, I think it did annoy me enough to not fully enjoy the story. There're some parts of the book that I absolutely loved, especially those that talked about the Cathedral, those were my favorites, but the book as a whole wasna.
I guess looking at the three-star rating, I think it did annoy me enough to not fully enjoy the story. There're some parts of the book that I absolutely loved, especially those that talked about the Cathedral, those were my favorites, but the book as a whole wasna.
isering's review against another edition
5.0
Lovely, lovely, lovely. The blurb should read "stay-at-home dad experiences a family 'incident' and reassesses his life". It's very much constrained to this character's point of view and his thoughts, bringing home how even when surrounded by people we are isolated in our own heads. A lot of things left unsaid. Worries unrealised. One of the books where I am blissfully unaware of the page count (the only other one I can think of now is 'Do not say we have nothing' by M Thien). Goodreads has been telling me to read this for ages now and I'm very grateful I did.
helenreading's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
knitter22's review against another edition
4.0
The Tidal Zone is my third Sarah Moss novel, and it was so good that I still want more. It's the story of Adam, a stay-at-home dad and his family. One day Adam receives a phone call that his 15-year-old daughter, Miriam, has collapsed at school, and things unfold from there. There are clear and poignant chapters about how things are going in the hospital, interspersed with the rebuilding of Coventry Cathedral after World War II (because Adam is working on a project), and Adam's father telling his own story of his life in the 1960s. Things are not neatly tied up so this may not be a book for everyone, but I love Moss' language, intelligence, and extraordinary writing about the mundane and not-so-mundane. I have dog-eared so many pages that I know I will be re-reading The Tidal Zone at some point. But not until after I finish my next three books by Sarah Moss. Up next, Night Waking...
Although try this: if you could know what is going to happen, if you could know the lives and deaths of your partner and your kids and yourself, if you could know their loves and losses, triumphs and failures, sicknesses and last moments, would you? No. You think you want a story, you think you want an ending, but you don't. You want life. You want disorder and ignorance and uncertainty.
kdund's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
jenni8fer's review against another edition
4.0
Love this book! Wonderful writing, very timely on the ways of the current world in which we live, well-drawn characters, and overall great story! Highly recommend!
The story is narrated by the stay-at-home dad, Adam, who cares for his girls, cooks, cleans and is a part-time professor at the local university, while he works on his own project on Coventry Cathedral. He juxtaposes his daughter, Miriam's, story with that of the history of Coventry Cathedral. In addition, Adam's father, Eli, recalls his parents' story of how they fled war-torn Europe for America. But for Adam its the tidal zone part of this story that holds the pull in his memory of where he lost his mother as a young boy to something very similar to what happened to his daughter, Miriam. Adam and his bread-winning wife must come to terms with how to learn to return to normalcy once again. It's only through a process of letting go and rediscovering life by taking chances that this can happen.
The story is narrated by the stay-at-home dad, Adam, who cares for his girls, cooks, cleans and is a part-time professor at the local university, while he works on his own project on Coventry Cathedral. He juxtaposes his daughter, Miriam's, story with that of the history of Coventry Cathedral. In addition, Adam's father, Eli, recalls his parents' story of how they fled war-torn Europe for America. But for Adam its the tidal zone part of this story that holds the pull in his memory of where he lost his mother as a young boy to something very similar to what happened to his daughter, Miriam. Adam and his bread-winning wife must come to terms with how to learn to return to normalcy once again. It's only through a process of letting go and rediscovering life by taking chances that this can happen.
olivianw's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
thereaderlylife's review against another edition
5.0
Sarah Moss is a genius at storytelling and this tale blends family history, family present and the hope for the future of a family. An intimate portrait of one man and the family that makes up his world. Brilliant.
ashak's review against another edition
3.0
A great read about the daily life - especially life in these modern times.
For a complete review please click on the link below:
http://onerightword.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/tidal-zone-sarah-moss.html
For a complete review please click on the link below:
http://onerightword.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/tidal-zone-sarah-moss.html