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The Shipping News
by E. Annie Proulx
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Why I recommend this — 2 years ago

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Annie Proulx writes to make a story in a dreary setting seem charming and hopeful. The quirky names that she gives the characters makes this book a must read for me. This is the kind of book that I read about once a year, if not more, when I need to lose myself in another person’s story.

Dreama
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A review of this — 2 years ago

WORTH CONSUMING!

If your only familiarity with the title “The Shipping News” is the film of the same name, starring Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore and Dame Judi Dench, then you do not know this story.

The film, which sincerely disappointed Ms. Proulx (and nearly scuttled the film adaptation of her fantastic short story Brokeback Mountain) is not faithful to the emotional thread which runs through the story as presented in the novel. This book is a Pulitzer Prize winner, and quite deservingly so. Whereas the film is almost a series of unrelated vignettes in a year (or so) in the life of Quoyle, the book actually provides real meaning to the life of this sad man. There is a cohesive, linear story here which will take your breath away, leave you gasping, leave you in tears and leave you puzzled.

Ms. Proulx absolutely deserved better than what Hollywood gave her, and The Shipping News absolutely deserves your time.


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