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1. I was drawn to this book because I liked Hunt's contribution to Tin House's Fantastic Women issue, a short story entitled "Beast." I spent the first hundred pages of The Seas wishing she had stuck to the shorter format--it is repetitive in a way that ...more...]]> 39614187 1250038 332768 0312425236 9780312425234 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692m/332768.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692s/332768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332768.The_Seas_A_Novel 3.99 146 2004 5 0 false Mon Dec 08 12:13:06 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 12:13:28 -0800 2008 A review by Alexis Smith

Samantha Hunt has written a layered debut novel, part fairy tale, part bildungsroman, and part meditation on the imprecision of language. It is a story that will sound vaguely familiar: a girl grows up in a small town, with its sma...more...]]> 14775660 865423 332768 0312425236 9780312425234 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692m/332768.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692s/332768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332768.The_Seas_A_Novel 3.99 146 2004 4 1 false Sat Feb 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 18:10:22 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 19:12:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 49339953 1279767 332768 0312425236 9780312425234 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692m/332768.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692s/332768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332768.The_Seas_A_Novel 3.99 146 2004 4 0 true Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 09:54:22 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 13:45:03 -0700 2009
Not mu...more...]]> 69041636 2672480 332768 0312425236 9780312425234 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692m/332768.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692s/332768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332768.The_Seas_A_Novel 3.99 146 2004 5 0 false Wed Aug 26 20:54:30 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 21:28:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 29877783 181574 332768 0312425236 9780312425234 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692m/332768.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692s/332768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332768.The_Seas_A_Novel 3.99 146 2004 3 0 false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Aug 11 14:49:12 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 28 04:44:32 -0700 2009
I think I would have liked it more if I read this and then 'The Invention of Everything Else'- but luckily at least this was written before, so it's easier to forgive it.

I liked the characters, it was well-written, and so I can't put my finger o...more...]]> 28538332 68340 332768 0312425236 9780312425234 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692m/332768.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692s/332768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332768.The_Seas_A_Novel 3.99 146 2004 5 0 false Sun Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 14:06:55 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 18:54:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 40671835 1824044 332768 0312425236 9780312425234 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692m/332768.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692s/332768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332768.The_Seas_A_Novel 3.99 146 2004 4 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Dec 22 08:47:59 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 22 08:49:39 -0800 2008 Who else incorporates mermaid dreams to prison breaks seamlessly?
]]> 65669194 2538050 332768 0312425236 9780312425234 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692m/332768.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692s/332768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332768.The_Seas_A_Novel 3.99 146 2004 5 0 false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 11:04:03 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 08:05:22 -0700 2009 The Seas 4.5 stars but because it's not an option and I feel really friendly towards (if a little spooky about) it I am rounding up. It is about magic and love.]]> 43864461 1429347 332768 0312425236 9780312425234 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692m/332768.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692s/332768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332768.The_Seas_A_Novel 3.99 146 2004 4 0 false Wed Jan 21 16:59:37 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 17:00:26 -0800 2009 38220838 1735304 332768 0312425236 9780312425234 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692m/332768.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692s/332768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332768.The_Seas_A_Novel 3.99 146 2004 4 0 false Thu Nov 20 08:46:56 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 08:47:24 -0800 2008 It is a great story where you will find yourself on a journey! ]]> 59776122 824017 332768 0312425236 9780312425234 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692m/332768.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692s/332768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332768.The_Seas_A_Novel 3.99 146 2004 0 0 false Mon Jun 15 13:43:06 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 13:44:07 -0700 2009 46946666 2053487 6276963 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6276963.The_Seas 3.00 1 2004 3 0 false Fri Feb 20 07:04:17 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 07:04:49 -0800 2009 53095452 1233306 332768 0312425236 9780312425234 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692m/332768.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692s/332768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332768.The_Seas_A_Novel 3.99 146 2004 5 0 false Fri Apr 17 22:44:50 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 22:45:04 -0700 2009 64297815 1338016 332768 0312425236 9780312425234 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692m/332768.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692s/332768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332768.The_Seas_A_Novel 3.99 146 2004 3 0 false Mon Jul 20 18:57:39 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 18:58:49 -0700 2009 44145256 1179297 332768 0312425236 9780312425234 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692m/332768.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692s/332768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332768.The_Seas_A_Novel 3.99 146 2004 4 0 false Sat Jan 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 23:15:09 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 21:34:17 -0800 2009 41882847 1653530 332768 0312425236 9780312425234 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692m/332768.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692s/332768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332768.The_Seas_A_Novel 3.99 146 2004 3 0 false Sun Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 15:49:04 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 05:21:54 -0800 2009 Disliked the repetition and the strange insertion of the Iraq war.
Felt like I was missing something the whole time - maybe I was.]]> 6396041 391511 332768 0312425236 9780312425234 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692m/332768.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692s/332768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332768.The_Seas_A_Novel 3.99 146 2004 5 0 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 13:34:37 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 18 13:40:07 -0700 2007 more...]]> 25994699 254405 332768 0312425236 9780312425234 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692m/332768.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692s/332768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332768.The_Seas_A_Novel 3.99 146 2004 5 0 false Thu Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 03:44:11 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 22:29:22 -0700 2008
Here is a story thick with mystery and empathy for "strange", lost people.

Just read the damn book. If it doesn't take your breath away and k...more...]]> 54077093 1829798 332768 0312425236 9780312425234 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692m/332768.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173826692s/332768.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332768.The_Seas_A_Novel 3.99 146 2004 5 0 false Tue May 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 19:45:56 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 12:21:34 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=332768