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A review by natcoba
The Shipping News by Annie Proulx
3.0
I liked this book, but I also didn't like it. So I'm pretty much on the fence on this one.
The main character, Quoyle, is a bumbling idiot who can never do anything right. Since he's the focus of the story, I shared in his successes and failures and found myself rooting for him. I love when fictional characters connect with me, which is why I liked this book.
But at the same time, I didn't like it. Don't get me wrong, Proulx has a beautiful way of writing, but it wasn't easy for me to keep up with what was going on plotwise, which made it hard for me to really be engrossed with the story. I don't know how to explain it, but Proulx tends to write important points in a hidden or subtle manner so you really have to read between the lines to understand them.
The main character, Quoyle, is a bumbling idiot who can never do anything right. Since he's the focus of the story, I shared in his successes and failures and found myself rooting for him. I love when fictional characters connect with me, which is why I liked this book.
But at the same time, I didn't like it. Don't get me wrong, Proulx has a beautiful way of writing, but it wasn't easy for me to keep up with what was going on plotwise, which made it hard for me to really be engrossed with the story. I don't know how to explain it, but Proulx tends to write important points in a hidden or subtle manner so you really have to read between the lines to understand them.