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swoodo 's review for:
The Shipping News
by E. Annie Proulx
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Shipping News is a fairly subtle book. Nothing happens quickly in it, relationships foster over weeks, big scenes happen in the margins, but it carries a pathos and respect for its characters that makes it quite lovable. There’s no great big ending or momentous act three, it’s just life shown through these characters and seeing how they adapt and they way that they adapt changes over time. I’m not head over heels in love with it but I did really enjoy it.