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Summary: Don't give up on this book....
Review: "Remembering Blue" is a well-written book with a good story, but the only problem is that it was difficult for me to get in to. I thought about stopping, but luckily I didn't. The book becomes much better towards the middle and all the way up until the end. For anyone who becomes bored, don't stop reading: the second half of the book makes the read very worthwhile.
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Summary: Don't give up on this book....
Review: "Remembering Blue" is a well-written book with a good story, but the only problem is that it was difficult for me to get in to. I thought about stopping, but luckily I didn't. The book becomes much better towards the middle and all the way up until the end. For anyone who becomes bored, don't stop reading: the second half of the book makes the read very worthwhile.
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Summary: Really good book!
Review: "Remembering Blue" was a good book. Mattie knew from the start that Nick Blue was meant for her. Unfortunately, life sometimes doesn't go as planned. Mattie and Nick had a great marriage, despite the fact that she could not cook. This book is very touching and I recommend it to everyone who loves a great fiction read.
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Summary: Fowler's muse at her best
Review: Although this novel appears to be a "Message in a Bottle" wannabe to the illiterate, it is, in fact, an original love story and is far more brilliant than its predecessors.Connie explores our heroine's (Mattie)genuinely appalling youth and brightens her with the discovery of the infinite possibilites of love, family and freedom to be herself; albeit with the required assistance. This novel is brilliantly executed, and anyone who has a Mensa level i.q. and is advised that they are too stupid to live, as is the main character, Mattie, is aware what takes place in one's heart, soul and mind - all longing for their fulfillment. This novel is a treasure and deserves high accolades. I would recommend it to anyone who has the least bit of hope for love and compassion, and morality, in our world.
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Summary: Poignant storytelling
Review: As a few reviewers have noted, the book gains momentum with each chapter. Did Fowler plan that? or was it more a matter of the flow of the story grabbing her at about page 100? One wonders.
Stay with this book. It is a gem of a story, and it will prompt you to remember that we are meant to live passionately; we are meant to surrender to ourselves and our yearnings; and that we are meant to care about and for others.
The book gives us an experience that teems with life -- of the sea, of the island, of the forgotten coast along the Big Bend (Carrabelle, Eastpoint, Appalachicola), where most still struggle to make ends meet by fishing for oysters and shrimp.
You will fall in love with all of the characters, and you will fall in love with the setting. This is fine writing and even finer storytelling. Fowler is a treat.
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Summary: A BEAUTIFUL SONG OF THE SEA!
Review: Connie M. Fowler is one of my favorite writers. She writes about human nature with knowledge and humor.....This story starts with the grief stricken widow, Mattie Blue, telling the story of her husband, Nick Blue's birth, life and his attachment to and his love of the sea.... Mattie was a young girl who was abandoned by her father when she was only a toddler, her mother was unable to show her love, therefore she grew up very insecure...Then she met Nick who had left his island home off the coast of Florida because he feared the same end that many of his ancestors met(dying at sea). After one winter away from home he longed for the sea and his family so much that he and Mattie went back to his island where Mattie felt like an outsider amidst his large extended Greek family, but they loved her from day one.... Nick returned to what he loved most:shrimping.....Mattie came to grip with her unhappy past and learned all sorts of things about nature, cooking, and gardening with the help of her loving mother-in-law. Mattie evolved into a happy, self confident, loving person......Mattie and Nick are the center of this magical story, but it is as much a story of the mysterious island as it is about its people.....Please read it, you won't be sorry.
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Summary: A BEAUTIFUL SONG OF THE SEA!
Review: Connie M. Fowler is one of my favorite writers. She writes about human nature with knowledge and humor.....This story starts with the grief stricken widow, Mattie Blue, telling the story of her husband, Nick Blue's birth, life and his attachment to and his love of the sea.... Mattie was a young girl who was abandoned by her father when she was only a toddler, her mother was unable to show her love, therefore she grew up very insecure...Then she met Nick who had left his island home off the coast of Florida because he feared the same end that many of his ancestors met(dying at sea). After one winter away from home he longed for the sea and his family so much that he and Mattie went back to his island where Mattie felt like an outsider amidst his large extended Greek family, but they loved her from day one.... Nick returned to what he loved most:shrimping.....Mattie came to grip with her unhappy past and learned all sorts of things about nature, cooking, and gardening with the help of her loving mother-in-law. Mattie evolved into a happy, self confident, loving person......Mattie and Nick are the center of this magical story, but it is as much a story of the mysterious island as it is about its people.....Please read it, you won't be sorry.
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Summary: This is truly a love story
Review: Connie May Fowler has put into words what love is all about. Husband and wife love, mother/child love, love of women for each other, love of family and friends, and love of the part of nature in which we best know ourselves. The story of Nick and Mattie is actually a simple one and therein lies its wonder. The telling of this tale by Connie May Fowler is art. As a long term resident of the Florida panhandle, I can tell you Ms. Fowler has captured the essence of our very special part of the world. She's masterfully described the wonder and beauty of this very different Florida, and painted as real a picture of "folks from hereabouts" as I've ever read. Ms. Fowler opens our eyes to sophistication and wisdom that transcends the conventional. She makes us laugh and be joy filled. She has created characters full of life and mystery and she lets us into their dreams and their hearts. This story has a powerful message about the strength of women, and how important it is for women to love one another, and to love ourselves. And,Remembering Blue presents some terrific male characters - men who cherish their women and their children. This is an uplifting, inspiring, and magical tale.
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Summary: HURRY and buy this book!
Review: Connie May Fowler is one of the foremost story tellers of my generation - I have been so anxiously anticipating her 4th novel. Having had the pleasure of attending a reading by Ms. Fowler, it was easy for me to hear her gentle, lyrical voice creating and sharing a tale made of pure gold. Every word evoked images that created emotion in me and called forth memories of my own. I laughed, sighed and cried through the entire novel. It's a book of awakening and discovery for the heroine Mattie as she tells us about Nick Blue. Ms. Fowler allows the reader to become part of Mattie's journey of self discovery by closing the past and welcoming the future. She evokes strong images of courage and strength and leaves us all recognizing that part of ourselves that is Mattie. This is a book that everyone will love. The love story is woven around wonderful stories about tough shrimpers living on the coast of Florida - it will appeal to men and women alike. Everyone will close the book with a smile on their face. And if you have found this book without reading any of Ms. Fowler's other books I would highly recommend that you read all 3 of them. There is clearly a reason why Oprah made a book out of Before Women Had Wings - she recognizes top notch talent when she sees it.
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Summary: Remembering Blue
Review: First time reader of a book from one of Oprah's authors. Found the book cumbersome; a real chore to read. Lacked continuity: sometimes Mattie's thoughts were in journal form:other times just incorporated in the general story. The two stars is warranted by: 1) the development of the family and 2) the primordial mythology. (will not be recommending at my book reveiw club).
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