The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey
by Linda Greenlaw
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Author: Linda GreenlawEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-07-01
ISBN: 0786891025
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Hyperion
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Book Review: Enjoy the Voyage
Summary: 5 Stars
In her refreshingly frank, casual but confidential memoir of a longline swordfishing trip, fisherman and captain Linda Greenlaw shares a voyage that is a metaphor of her life in the harsh, demanding environment of the open ocean deep-water fisheries. Greenlaw, who one immediately senses is private and closed - as befits her station as captain - opens her thoughts, doubts, and concerns to the readers. It is am impressive revelation of the woman's character and courage.
Written in a flowing, conversational style, the reader has the sense of sharing the wheelhouse with a sword boat captain whose physical and moral courage is matched by technical skill.
Greenlaw shows a wide range of writing talent as she describes sea conditions, fisherman's Golden Horseshoes, crew disaffection, losses of loved ones, attention to detail, and the inherent loneliness of her chosen profession - a captain hundreds of miles from shore responsible for business success and human life.
I highly recommend this book, especially for those who enjoyed Junger's Perfect Storm, this is a required companion. She brings to those of us who are strangers to the sea a deep appreciation for the brave few who tempt the elements to eke out a living in an amazingly wonderful, but unforgiving element.
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