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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
Loved the mythology and sense of place. As summer is taking hold in Phoenix, it's wonderful to read about a family of lobstermen (and women) in Maine.
The plot was kind of slow and predictable. The writing was good and the setting and characters were well thought out. The magical realism seemed awkward in some places.
This was like a new adventure to me. I have little prior knowledge of the Eastern seaboard or lobster fishing. The Lobster Kings is part legend, part ugly truth. It combines the myths of the sea, a 300 yr old family legacy and the real life drug running that is happening across borders everywhere. I esp like that the author is a man and the heroine is a woman
A bit wordy, but I enjoyed the story enough to finish it. This isn't the type of book I can read all the time, however. It's one that there is no skimming--it's read every word or be lost. But, like I said, I'd definitely read more of Zentner (this is only his second book).
This was so great. I listened to the audio book. I can't remember a book that has made me laugh so hard and cry in other parts. Absolutely loved it.
Pretty good read: lots of issues to discuss in a later review. (see full review here)
There were many things I didn't like about it though, the jumble of magical realism with an attempt at tough manly elements -- I just feel I've read books like this before that were done much better. If this was not published as "literary" it would fall in with all the many, many similar gothic suspense tales I've read by women which are not sold as "literary" even though they deliver the tropes of this kind of book better.
There were many things I didn't like about it though, the jumble of magical realism with an attempt at tough manly elements -- I just feel I've read books like this before that were done much better. If this was not published as "literary" it would fall in with all the many, many similar gothic suspense tales I've read by women which are not sold as "literary" even though they deliver the tropes of this kind of book better.
I liked the first half, maybe three quarters well enough, but the later parts started to lose me and the end was pretty corny and contrived. I really liked Touch so this was a let down. Looking back, there was a real lack of character development and meaningful consequences for what should have been very significant actions
Great beach read....crime, family dynamics, romance....
In case you couldn't tell by my 5 star rating and having devoured this in under 24 hours, I loved this book. I prepared myself from other people's' reviews to not look for things that would not be in this book. I was not going to compare it to Touch until the end. I think that's where a lot of readers are doing Zentner wrong. And now that I have completed The Lobster Kings, there's not much to compare in terms of one being better than the other. They are simply different books. That being said, certain things Zentner touched on in Touch (yay unintentional puns) appear once again in TLK's. Both stories show the significance of fathers and family history. I especially liked how in TLK Woody King affected everyone around him to such a deep extent. As someone who is not close with her father on an emotional level, but shares a love of nature, I was able to find a lot of my father and me in Cordelia and Woody. I also appreciate the fact that Zentner deals with the climactic points in this story rather than skipping over them and leaving holes. The atmosphere in this book is so tangible that last night I fell asleep to dreams of being on a boat. His writing is beautiful. This book is beautiful. And as I mentioned in an earlier comment, with TLK Zentner once again has broken my heart perfectly.
Absolutely loved this, great story, interesting characters, solid sense of place