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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780743225427
ISBN: 0743225422
Label: Scribner
Manufacturer: Scribner
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: December 26, 2001
Publisher: Scribner
Release Date: November 27, 2001
Sales Rank: 171858
Studio: Scribner
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In this touching and atmospheric novel set among the fishermen of Newfoundland, Proulx tells the story of Quoyle. From all outward appearances, Quoyle has gone through his first 36 years on earth as a big schlump of a loser. He's not attractive, he's not brilliant or witty or talented, and he's not the kind of person who typically assumes the central position in a novel. But Proulx creates a simple and compelling tale of Quoyle's psychological and spiritual growth. Along the way, we get to look in on the maritime beauty of what is probably a disappearing way of life.
Book Description:
When Quoyle's two-timing wife meets her just deserts, he retreats with his two daughters to his ancestral home on the starkly beautiful Newfoundland coast, where a rich cast of local characters and family members all play a part in Quoyle's struggle to reclaim his life. As Quoyle confronts his private demons -- and the unpredictable forces of nature and society -- he begins to see the possibility of love without pain or misery.
A vigorous, darkly comic, and at times magical portrait of the contemporary North American family, The Shipping News shows why Annie Proulx is recognized as one of the most gifted and original writers in America today.
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This is the story about a man named Quoyle, an ugly giant of a man, a loser who grows on you like a dull landscape. At the beginning of the novel, he is without plan, without talent, and without the good sense to notice. A lumbering, large-chinned, clumsy loner, Quoyle decides on the death of his beloved yet wayward wife that something has to change. He leaves New York State with his two young daughters and his aunt for his ancestral home of Newfoundland.
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My book club read this one and we all loved it. Annie Proulx gave us the most grist for discussion of any author we have read. The characters are unique and well developed. The story of a loser coming into his own is universal. The theme of resurrection comes up over and over. Some of my favorite things about the book are the descriptions of the sea and weather and the vivid images of the people living in this little arctic town.This story is also an interesting view of the Newfoundland people and ... Read More
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A slow, dull story with settings and characters that I found impossible to in the slightest way. Hardly the page-turner that some say it is. The written language often lacks fluidity, and often sounds as if the author tried too hard to add color and texture to the prose. The main character is very flawed -- so much that I found it hard to sympathize with him during his hard times.
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I know it doesn't take a lot of courage to praise a story that picked up a Pulitzer and National Book Award and sundry other badges, but this one's really good. Really good. Being personally inclined to the impact school of fiction review, rather than the analytical, my highest praise is that it works. Ms. Proulx has constructed a tale as wide as it is long, with humor and remembrance, adventures and surprises that will leave you happy and wistful and deep in thought. If I might be forgiven for emulating ... Read More
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Yes, the book does move a bit slower than the average Michael Crichton... in my mind, this is a good thing.
The slowly weaving lyrical cadence of Proulx's writing came as a nice surprise to me. Her writing would never have passed by my fifth-grade grammar teacher's red-pen; however, her knack for flowing paragraphs weaves a tale that's hard to put down.
The story begins by introducing a slightly dense Quoyle, a 36 year old who you wish would get mad at his surroundings a bit more ... Read More
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