Judith A Quoddy Tale edition by John R Cobb Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
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Though it has been nine years since the passing of his beloved wife and son, Ray Winn’s grief has not slackened as he plies the waters of Passamaquoddy Bay aboard his lobster boat, Judith. Already weakened by age and infirmity, the loss of his daughter and grandson has eroded Jasper Mann’s granite resolve to endure his remaining years. After a stint in prison for manslaughter, Dale Mann is still tormented by guilt over the horrific deaths of his sister and nephew.
When local fishermen are beset by a spate of tragic maritime accidents, stories are whispered about a melancholy song heard in the brume. It has been many years since the last appearance of The Old Scot, an apparition known to devour the souls of lost fishermen.
Judith A Quoddy Tale edition by John R Cobb Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
You will read a lot about Jasper's physical problems: coughing up blood, dark colored urine, difficulty with bladder (including shaking his member and zipping up), aches and pains, muscle spasms and cramps. At length and in detail. Repeatedly.You will be treated to guy humor--see loc 380 "I gotta fresh one in my pants pocket if you wanna go fishing". And a few words misused--e.g., yellow jacket sting described as "exquisite", like being "bludgeoned" with a needle.
You will enjoy(?) lengthy (and accurate) descriptions of house in Maine, the yard and barn, boats and seashore, cove and bay, lobstering and fishing, engines and emergency equipment. There are pages and pages of description: smoking, shopping (including grocery list), meals (at home and in resturant), storage in loft, setting bait and gutting fish, the proposed power plant and arguments against it, the unfulfilling marriage of one of the secondary characters now divorced. Some of the descriptions are lovely and evocative and germane to the story; others not so much, seemingly fillers.
Memories, flashbacks, dream sequences come without warning, and it takes a few sentences before the reader realizes that the story has been put in hiatus while one character retrieves a memory or the story is recreating the past. POVs shift rapidly, sometimes disconcertingly so.
Two protagonists introduced by 10%--Jasper and Ray, each damaged in his own way. There have been a few hints of the story line to come. Dialog is very realistic when men talk to one another, but cross-gender dialog seems a bit artificial, while descriptions tend to be more like a travelogue, with subject-verb-object sentences, one after another. The third, Dale, enters the story as a fully realized character at the 33% mark.
At last! At location 2270, the 53% mark, the story finally goes into action, with the context for the prologue revealed. I had almost decided I had had enough of the Maine Travelogue (and was going to give it 2 stars) and wasn't going to finish the book, but I'm glad I persevered, because it was interesting enough to warrant 3 stars. I think the author has the potential to write an excellent book, but this is not that book. This one is more like half travelogue, half novella.
FINALLY, at location 2734, 64% of the way into the novel, the supernatural background and the structure of the tale is revealed. Sure, there were earlier hints, but they were lost in the deluge of descriptive prose. At times it was difficult to figure out what was going on. If you read this book, start making notes of character names, because a whole bunch of new people get introduced.
The end of the tale had a lovely lesson about sin and redemption; loss and recovery, though I disagreed with some of the underlying philosophy and in a couple of cases thought the ultimate outcome for a character was not in alignment with his behavior earlier in the book.
Though I gave the book 3 stars (average, not exceptional), I would read any further books written by Mr. Cobb. As he learns his craft, he will be a writer to watch.
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Judith A Quoddy Tale edition by John R Cobb Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks Reviews
HAVING BEEN BORN IN BANGOR MAINE, I ENJOYED THE "DOWN EAST" PORTRAYAL AND CHARACTERS! THEY REALLY ARE THAT WAY AND HONESTLY, I COULD NEVER BE A FISHER PERSON!! WHAT A HARD LIFE. AFTER I READ IT, I GOT MY ATLAS OUT AND EMAILED A COUSIN (STILL IN MAINE) TO VERIFY SOME GEOGRAPHY!! IT WAS RIGHT ON!!
I found this book easy enough to read but sometimes confusing in how the author brings in characters that weren't introduced before. It had more "ghosts" in it than I was prepared for, hence not my night time reading but overall a pleasant enough read to take on vacation and fill time with.
I enjoyed this book so much that I am buying it so I can share it with my mother-in-law who does not have a . She grew up in Downeast Maine and so enjoys the stories that truly represent that area. I could not put it down once I started to read it as it kept my interest and made me constantly wonder what would happen next. I love the representation of Downeast Maine, loved the characters and the detailed descriptions that causes you to not only know exactly what the character looks like but the area that he or she is in. John's writing is clearly from his experience in that area as well as his quiet studying of people.
I really hope there will be follow up book to "Judith" and I am sure I will not only purchase it for my but I will also purchase it in print.
Hightly recommend this book!
I saw this book through one of the kindle books sites and read the first few pages decided to get it because it had caught my attention with in the first few pages. In which it did until mid way through it started getting confusing and I was having to go back and re read some parts and there were parts that kind of dragged. Over all good book just confusing.
I live in the area where the book is set and the descriptions are accurate. The generally phlrgmatic characters are what you find way down east. The desire to live privately yet the help the community are spot on.
What hurts the book is the confusing story line. There are ghosts , dreams and flashbacks. You are never sure what the timing is.
So, good setting,decent writing,confusing plot is my summary.
I really tried to read this book, but when I'd finished about 20% I gave it up. It starts by jumping around so fast that you're not sure what's going on. Then it settles down to the point where nothing seems to be happening at all. Maybe it finally goes somewhere interesting, but it was uphill work to stay with it as long as I did.
For those who'd like a movie type rating, language and bathroom humor would get it a PG-13, while the sexual content would draw an R.
If I were more of a fisherman I might have enjoyed this story more than I did. It is filled with a lot of technical jargon and imagery of life on a lobsterman’s boat. I venture to guess that the guys will love this one.
You will read a lot about Jasper's physical problems coughing up blood, dark colored urine, difficulty with bladder (including shaking his member and zipping up), aches and pains, muscle spasms and cramps. At length and in detail. Repeatedly.
You will be treated to guy humor--see loc 380 "I gotta fresh one in my pants pocket if you wanna go fishing". And a few words misused--e.g., yellow jacket sting described as "exquisite", like being "bludgeoned" with a needle.
You will enjoy(?) lengthy (and accurate) descriptions of house in Maine, the yard and barn, boats and seashore, cove and bay, lobstering and fishing, engines and emergency equipment. There are pages and pages of description smoking, shopping (including grocery list), meals (at home and in resturant), storage in loft, setting bait and gutting fish, the proposed power plant and arguments against it, the unfulfilling marriage of one of the secondary characters now divorced. Some of the descriptions are lovely and evocative and germane to the story; others not so much, seemingly fillers.
Memories, flashbacks, dream sequences come without warning, and it takes a few sentences before the reader realizes that the story has been put in hiatus while one character retrieves a memory or the story is recreating the past. POVs shift rapidly, sometimes disconcertingly so.
Two protagonists introduced by 10%--Jasper and Ray, each damaged in his own way. There have been a few hints of the story line to come. Dialog is very realistic when men talk to one another, but cross-gender dialog seems a bit artificial, while descriptions tend to be more like a travelogue, with subject-verb-object sentences, one after another. The third, Dale, enters the story as a fully realized character at the 33% mark.
At last! At location 2270, the 53% mark, the story finally goes into action, with the context for the prologue revealed. I had almost decided I had had enough of the Maine Travelogue (and was going to give it 2 stars) and wasn't going to finish the book, but I'm glad I persevered, because it was interesting enough to warrant 3 stars. I think the author has the potential to write an excellent book, but this is not that book. This one is more like half travelogue, half novella.
FINALLY, at location 2734, 64% of the way into the novel, the supernatural background and the structure of the tale is revealed. Sure, there were earlier hints, but they were lost in the deluge of descriptive prose. At times it was difficult to figure out what was going on. If you read this book, start making notes of character names, because a whole bunch of new people get introduced.
The end of the tale had a lovely lesson about sin and redemption; loss and recovery, though I disagreed with some of the underlying philosophy and in a couple of cases thought the ultimate outcome for a character was not in alignment with his behavior earlier in the book.
Though I gave the book 3 stars (average, not exceptional), I would read any further books written by Mr. Cobb. As he learns his craft, he will be a writer to watch.
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