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A review by shopthebookworm
The Lost Boys of Montauk by Amanda M. Fairbanks
2.0
**We received an ARC in exchange for an honest review**
Amanda M. Fairbanks clearly did her research for this book. She met with many
people who personally knew and/or were affected by the tragic deaths of the 4
fishermen from Montauk which provided plenty of personal details about these men
and their lives. There was a lot of good content, and the concept for the book was
interesting, but the execution left something to be desired. There was often too
much information about the person from whom she got each bit of information, to
the point where I got lost in all of the unnecessary details and didn’t know who or
what I was reading about. The organization also made it difficult to follow. The first
half of the book jumped around in time so much that I felt like I was reading the
same part of the story several times and also lost the main storyline. I was most
fascinated learning about the history and culture of Montauk and of commercial
fishermen and their families, which Fairbanks digs into in great detail, but that was
not even the main point of the book. Overall, the concept is interesting, the story is
tragic, and the book is well researched, but the execution was disjointed and difficult
to follow and finish.
Amanda M. Fairbanks clearly did her research for this book. She met with many
people who personally knew and/or were affected by the tragic deaths of the 4
fishermen from Montauk which provided plenty of personal details about these men
and their lives. There was a lot of good content, and the concept for the book was
interesting, but the execution left something to be desired. There was often too
much information about the person from whom she got each bit of information, to
the point where I got lost in all of the unnecessary details and didn’t know who or
what I was reading about. The organization also made it difficult to follow. The first
half of the book jumped around in time so much that I felt like I was reading the
same part of the story several times and also lost the main storyline. I was most
fascinated learning about the history and culture of Montauk and of commercial
fishermen and their families, which Fairbanks digs into in great detail, but that was
not even the main point of the book. Overall, the concept is interesting, the story is
tragic, and the book is well researched, but the execution was disjointed and difficult
to follow and finish.