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Summary: A Different Kind of Florida
Review: This book has a beautiful cover, not that I "judge a book by its' cover", but it is a good start.This area of Florida is rarely known by outsiders and Connie May Fowler has captured the essence of the land, the ocean and the people. I could almost taste the salt on my lips and see the beauty of the ocean. People who live near and grow up near the ocean have a love for it that is hard to explain. It is well written, the story is believable and moves along at a good pace. I will suggest it to other readers for a change in the type of story they generally read.
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Summary: The circle of life can be poetry.
Review: This book is certainly filled with beautiful prose that rings out with a mythical quality. It is written as a memoir of Mattie Blue and her life on a small island off the coast of Florida. Her husband Nick and his family have always worked the sea and he brings his bride Mattie home to be a part of it. What follows is a beautiful tale of idyllic love that simply rolls like waves across the page. There are many enjoyable characters and the book is a pleasant one to read. There is a theme of dolphins and how they intermingle with the humans that live amongst them. Many of the Blue family members have succumbed to the sea with tragic endings. I enjoyed this book. It got a bit slow in the middle but I hung in and was not disappointed with the heartfelt ending. Kelsana 4/27/01
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Summary: Remembering what it's like to skim pages, is more like it.
Review: This book was not what I expected. I was a little dissapointed, to be honest. I just kept waiting to get into it, and it never happened. All of a sudden, I had finished the book, and I still hadn't thought that there was anything that spectacular about it. Fowler writes beautifully. There is no question about that. But her descriptions tended to lag on and on, and I found myself skimming paragraphs. I hate skimming paragraphs. Mattie and Blue are two amazing characters with a great love between them, but there is nothing that unique about the actual story. I was expecting a well written love story. What I found was a rather boring romance with lyrical writing about the ocean. Which there is nothing wrong with, I was just expecting something else. Overall, it just didn't grab me like I was hoping it would. The use of mythology was interesting, but I felt it was either misplaced or underdeveloped in it's relevance. Nothing about the book was unforgettable, which to me, separates a good book from a simply mediocre one. If you are looking for beautiful, lyrical writing that reads like poetry, and don't really care about the actual story, this book is for you. But if you are like me, and just want a well written story that touches you personally, I'd pass.
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Summary: Remembering what it's like to skim pages, is more like it.
Review: This book was not what I expected. I was a little dissapointed, to be honest. I just kept waiting to get into it, and it never happened. All of a sudden, I had finished the book, and I still hadn't thought that there was anything that spectacular about it. Fowler writes beautifully. There is no question about that. But her descriptions tended to lag on and on, and I found myself skimming paragraphs. I hate skimming paragraphs. Mattie and Blue are two amazing characters with a great love between them, but there is nothing that unique about the actual story. I was expecting a well written love story. What I found was a rather boring romance with lyrical writing about the ocean. Which there is nothing wrong with, I was just expecting something else. Overall, it just didn't grab me like I was hoping it would. The use of mythology was interesting, but I felt it was either misplaced or underdeveloped in it's relevance. Nothing about the book was unforgettable, which to me, separates a good book from a simply mediocre one. If you are looking for beautiful, lyrical writing that reads like poetry, and don't really care about the actual story, this book is for you. But if you are like me, and just want a well written story that touches you personally, I'd pass.
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Summary: A Book with Heart
Review: This is a touching love story. A young widow, Mattie, recounts her husband, Nick's, life, their time together and the circumstances that stole him from her. We are able to watch Mattie grow from a frightened, shy young woman into a passionate, loving wife who finds strength from the ocean and from the women in Nick's family. Along the way Mattie finally discovers herself. Fowler's writing in this novel is beautiful and the images are incredible. I am looking forward to reading more books by this talented author.
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Summary: A Book with Heart
Review: This is a touching love story. A young widow, Mattie, recounts her husband, Nick's, life, their time together and the circumstances that stole him from her. We are able to watch Mattie grow from a frightened, shy young woman into a passionate, loving wife who finds strength from the ocean and from the women in Nick's family. Along the way Mattie finally discovers herself. Fowler's writing in this novel is beautiful and the images are incredible. I am looking forward to reading more books by this talented author.
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Summary: Remembering Details
Review: What caught me was the title "Remembering Blue"
Also I saw "When Women Had Wings" which was exquisite. But... This story did not capture me completely. It did not hold me until the end. I wanted to be moved and was not.
The author read the words beautifully and slow. I adore a story put into a kind of poetic form, but it was just too much. Some of the story line was boring, not significant. I wanted to know more about Nick, his relationship w/ Matty and less about Nicks entire family. I found myself skipping to the next tape...and I feel guilty about this!
Fowler must be a poet...because the words were fluid and colorful. But in this case, for me at least, it did not work. Less words would have been more.
Note***I would read another book by Fowler, but unless all the details are necessary, I shall read poetry instead.
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Summary: Remembering Details
Review: What caught me was the title "Remembering Blue"
Also I saw "When Women Had Wings" which was exquisite. But... This story did not capture me completely. It did not hold me until the end. I wanted to be moved and was not.
The author read the words beautifully and slow. I adore a story put into a kind of poetic form, but it was just too much. Some of the story line was boring, not significant. I wanted to know more about Nick, his relationship w/ Matty and less about Nicks entire family. I found myself skipping to the next tape...and I feel guilty about this!
Fowler must be a poet...because the words were fluid and colorful. But in this case, for me at least, it did not work. Less words would have been more.
Note***I would read another book by Fowler, but unless all the details are necessary, I shall read poetry instead.
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Summary: Fowler Triumphs!
Review: You can almost here the waves crashing and taste the oceans salty breeze in the love story set along Floridas Gulf Coast. In Connie May Fowlers forth novel, a young widow recounts her husbands life, their passionate affair and the tragedy that stole him from her after two short years. And though the outcome is revealed from the onset, the beauty of Fowler's prose is so compelling that you can't help read on. As much as it is a love story, REMEMBERING BLUE is also a tale of the battle between man and nature. Mostly it,s a book with heart and soul, that readers won't forget anytime soon.
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