false 7354 45 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. 310090 1993 The Shipping News : A Novel total:13736|5:3351|4:4939|3:3504|2:1327|1:615| 13736 50292 16660 1212 4 8 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 06 23:32:06 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 08 00:42:05 -0800 2009 At thirty-six, bereft, brimming with grief and thwarted love, Quoyle steered away to Newfoundland, the rock that had generated his ancestors, a place he had never been nor thought to go."

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I really,really like Margaret Atwood and found more than a passing resembalence to her work in Proulx's writing style.

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The author has a very interesting writing style. Took a while for me to get into its rhythm, but I did enjoy it.]]> 4 2 true false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 30 08:50:57 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 08:51:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 2 false false Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1999 Sun Dec 16 16:56:00 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 16 16:56:37 -0800 2007 2 1 false false Tue Oct 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 11:47:41 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 12:10:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Tue Feb 19 06:19:16 -0800 2008 Fri Oct 10 12:15:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 25 18:27:49 -0700 2007 Mon Jan 14 16:35:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Aug 07 19:38:21 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 26 21:46:11 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Jul 02 14:31:30 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 02 14:41:48 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Tue Jun 26 20:25:53 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 03 20:07:43 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Aug 13 05:13:52 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 16 15:37:30 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Oct 19 16:01:17 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 23 11:23:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Tue Jul 31 19:24:59 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 31 19:27:33 -0700 2007
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