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91 ratings, 3.51 average rating, 15 reviews
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published
July 7th 2004
(first published 2005)
by Hyperion Books
binding
Hardcover, 256 pages
isbn
1401300707
(isbn13: 9781401300708)
description
ust before Christmas, Linda meets up with her best friend and fellow fisherman Alden Leeman for lunch and a drink at the Dry Dock, a well-worn waterin...more
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Read in June, 2006
After visiting the enchanting state of Maine, I became obsessed with everything and everyone connected to it. Luckily, I was working for a bookstore at the time and could borrow copies of books in which I was interested before purchasing them. In this case, I could've purchased this book right away and not have wasted a penny. Ms. Greenlaw did a wonderful job in relaying the many tales she's gathered from personal experiences as well as those of her fellow fishermen. I really enjoyed this book a...more
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Read in October, 2008
I bought this on cassette at Fantastic Thrift. A lady commercial fisherman tells her stories and those of others told on one night at a bar/restaurant near the docks. It's a window into a different world. It made me think about what it would be like to live a life more focused on the present. Fishermen, it appears, at least the author's storytelling friends, mostly just live in the moment, planning no further than the current job.
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I dream of moving to Maine someday. Not sure why... Linda Greenlaw allows me to live vicariously through her writing. I've read everything she has written. She has a way with words. Taking a subject that may not sound interesting, she delivers books you will enjoy, while learning something, and even laughing at the same time.
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Read in October, 2007
Not Ms. Greenlaw's best, but still, if you're itching for tales from the sea but not entirely about the sea, or if you're like me and itching to pretend you know more about the sea than you do...this is the book for you.
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Read in January, 2004
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Another great book from Linda. More of a personal book. She talks about some of her close old time fishing friends and those great mythical and not so mythical stories fishermen tell each other after a few drinks.
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This was disappointing. I enjoyed Linda Greenlaw's other books much more. It does have a summer feel and is a light read..kind of like overhearing fishing stories at your local watering hole.
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Read in June, 2008
Fun and interesting. I actually got a little lost in the details of boat jargon here and there, but the stories and her dry sense of humor are what come through and are most enjoyable.
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Inspires you to have a beer at drydock bar and possibly catch a glimpse of the author. Another well written book.
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Read in March, 2007
This book is a lot of fun for people who enjoy reading about the sea and people who work on it.
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Read in August, 2005
I really enjoy Greenlaw.
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