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Title: The Lighthouse Keeper by James Michael Pratt ISBN: 0-312-97469-8 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.15 (34 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: From a lighthouse keeper's daughter
Comment: I bought the book for the beautiful cover, hoping that the inside would be as good as the cover. I was wrong! This book is decent. This book has substance. This book tells a story that could have been a chronicle of a neighbor lighthouse keeper - and I know because I grew up as the daughter of a lighthouse keeper 17 years worth - on an island in Massachusetts. I tell you this: Mr. Pratt has accurately captured the spirit of people who have manned the lighthouses over the years. I could not get over this! I will read and reread this book for years to come. I will give it to my children and say to them, "That's like your grandfather." Oh read this book, I say for it is love in words - love of the indominable spirit of a people to survive adversity. Thank you, Mr. Pratt for putting the hope of the world on to paper.
Rating: 3
Summary: A very sweet story with a moral
Comment: I bought this book simply because some of my online reading buddies have raved about this book. And they were right. Normally, I don't read such sappy stories as it is predictable, but I must confess this book isn't predictable and it's really one of the sweetest books I've read in a long time.
The Lighthouse Keeper isn't about just about lighthouses ~~ it is about two men and a woman keeping in touch with their heritage and learning life's tough lessons along the way. Uncle Bill came to Port Hope after a tragedy happened to him and he found renewed hope and joy in life again. Peter, his nephew, comes home from WWII to carry on the tradition that his uncle has started ~~ by keeping the light on for other weary sailers in the world. And Kathleen, Peter's daughter is the silent observer with her own glimpses into her family's heritage. And Pratt combines the two men's stories into one.
This novel is not normally what I would choose to read because I am spoiled by lyrical writing and thought-provoking novels ~~ but I am glad that I managed to pick this book up. It is one of the most uplifting novels I have read so far this year. It provides a glimmer of life and hope after tragedies abound in one's life. And it leaves you with a warm glow after the last page is turned.
If you like Pratt's "The Last Valentine," then you will like this book. It's one of the sentimental and uplifting book with a moral ~~ never let life's woes keep you down. It's also a quick read and a thoroughly enjoyable one as well. This is one I would recommend to others!
Rating: 4
Summary: Heartfelt Saga
Comment: I picked this book up like many of the other reviews I have read because of the cover, and the fact that I really enjoy lighthouses. But as I got into the book I realized it was more than just a story about a lighthouse keeper, it was a story about all of life's triumphs and tragedies. I was really drawn into the book by Pratt's style to make the characters come alive. We see through the eyes of the narrator that not only do some things in life cause major heartbreak, many things also cause joy. This heartfelt story of a father telling his daughter all about his childhood is one of the best works I've read in a long time. The story of one mans life shows us all how the light does not just come from the outside, but also from within. I was happy and sad as the book came to a close. This is a great novel that I would recommend to anyone.
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Title: The Last Valentine by James Michael Pratt ISBN: 0312968221 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Paradise Bay by James Michael Pratt ISBN: B0000W6SUE Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Ticket Home by James Michael Pratt ISBN: 0312979894 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Dad the Man Who Lied to Save the Planet: 12 Timeless Virtues Handed Down to a Son by an Everyday Dad by James Michael Pratt ISBN: 1570089787 Publisher: Shadow Mountain Pub. Date: 01 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Keeper of Lime Rock: The Remarkable True Story of Ida Lewis, America's Most Celebrated Lighthouse Keeper by Lenore Skomal ISBN: 0762413093 Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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