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Title: The Odd Sea by Frederick Reiken ISBN: 0-385-33338-2 Publisher: Delta Pub. Date: 13 July, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.39 (51 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: an intelligent & emotionally charged tale
Comment: It's rare that a book possesses both the intellectual complexity and the depth of emotion present in The Odd Sea. Yet this book seems to have it all. Most importantly, the characters are strong and the story so compelling that the novel grabs you by page 3 and won't let you go until you've stayed up all night to finish it. The story revolves around a 16 year old boy's disappearance and is loosely based on The Odyssey by Homer. Narrator Philip remarks that his father, a sometimes storyteller, "managed to cover everything: absence, distance, longing, hope, return." So does this book, in ways both moving and profound. The Odd Sea is a masterful piece of fiction. I am tempted to call it "perfect."
Rating: 5
Summary: Where People & Things Disappear!
Comment: This is a beautifully written story, told with deep emotion and a lot of love. I think this is one of the "best" books I have read in a long time. Reiken knows how to make you care about his characters & really love them. This book seems more like a true story than a work of fiction.
One late Spring morning sixteen year old Ethan Shumway disappears and vanishes without a trace. Philip, Ethan's younger brother, narrates the events and feelings of all of his family and their friends after this tragic event that shocks and paralyzes all the community of this rural hilltown in western Massachusetts. Was Ethan abducted, kidnapped by a child molester or did he just want to disappear on his own for some reason? Will the truth be ever known, and does Philip and his family finally find out the reason he disappeared? Well, it's through Philip's emotional re-telling of the events of the last five years after his disappearance that make this such a wonderful story. How it effected Philip's parents, and his three wonderful sisters is a lesson in true family love. What a difficult and terrible thing to happen to a family that truly loves each other so much.
Paul Reiken's writing is so realistic and emotionally tender and loving. I will never forget this book. It makes one wonder how and what you would do if the same situation happened to someone you love and care about very deeply. My highest recommendation. A stunning debut novel.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the best books
Comment: You can surely read this book over and over again, without getting tired of it. I loved this book.
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Title: The Lost Legends of New Jersey by Frederick Reiken ISBN: 0156010941 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: 05 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: In Open Spaces by Russell Rowland ISBN: 0060084340 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 04 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Liars and Saints by Maile Meloy ISBN: 0743244354 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Sleep Toward Heaven: A Novel by Amanda Eyre Ward ISBN: 1931561230 Publisher: MacAdam/Cage Publishing Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Angel Rock by Darren Williams ISBN: B00006JO36 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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