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Summary: HUNGRY OCEAN SATISFIES APPETITE !!!!
Review: After I read Junger's book, "The Perfect Storm", I thought I had hit the jackpot. I am an Ocean Fishing fanatic. Loved Jungers work and then saw that Greenlaw had her own tale to tell as well.This book fills in the details(WAY DETAILED) that Junger left out. Great rituals, humorous anecdotes and great character descriptions make this book a "must read" if you liked "Perfect Storm". It reads like a Captain's Log, rather than a real "Page turner". Loved it. Tim Heyer
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Summary: If you love the sea, this is a must read.
Review: Take your time reading "The Hungry Ocean" to really absorb the lifestyle of the swordfisherman. You will be taken away to a dangerous but gratifiying occupation. Linda Greenlaw is the consumate boat captain who does her job with technical skill and as a great manager. I loved the book and look for it to be a best seller.
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Summary: Page turning..
Review: Great book for all the ocean loving people..The amount of skill, knowledge, fortitude needed to be a fisherman. Linda Greenlaw sures wins accolades for her management style and honesty in this book.
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Summary: Finished it in one day
Review: I enjoyed "The Hungry Ocean" and I did finish it the day I started it. It becomes obvious that Linda Greenlaw has little writing experience. Swordfish are the ultimate gamefish and the average size of the Swordfish gets smaller every year. Although I love the taste of Sword - I refuse to eat it; the reason being there are very few Swords around these days. Thank Linda, her long-lining pals, and the people who eat Swordfish when this fish is completely decimated in the future.
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Summary: A geat book from start to finish
Review: I enjoyed the book because Linda tells the story of life a swordfishning boat and what it is really like. She doesn't try to glorify her job or the jobs of her crew. She gives the reader a great taste of what it like to work on one of these boats and how hard it really is. I felt she was very honest in the fact that to take a boat out like that for a month at a time can be very demanding. It also lets the readers know that life on one of these boats is not a party. For those of us who have thought about running off to become a fisherman on the seven seas it shows us just how tough it could be. Good luck to Linda and I'm sure whatever she decides to do in the future she will meet with great success.
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Summary: A fascinating read
Review: I read this book a month after reading The Perfect Storm and wish I'd read it before. Linda Greenlaw explains the mechanics of fishing very well and there were only a few places where I couldn't imagine what was going on. At these times, I wished the book had a few pictures or line drawings. The mood of the book ranges from bone-chilling to hilarious. In some places, the language is stilted, but it adds to the charm of a work by an amateur writer. One thing I really liked about the book is the fact that Ms. Greenlaw didn't dwell on the fact that she's a woman. She gives her thoughts on it for a couple of paragraphs and then there's a few mentions of her crew's thoughts on it.
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Summary: an amazing account of life as a sword boat captain
Review: Linda Greenlaw is an incredible woman who has lived a life few women would even dream of living. She is also an amazing story teller, and this becomes quite clear after turning the first few pages of "The Hungry Ocean". I have read many books in my life and few have captured my interest as much as this did, I literally could not put it down. The life that she has lived as captain of a sword boat I found amazing-not that a woman could do this but that ANYONE could. Linda explains all the daily problems encountered on the boat, from crew problems to machinery problems, in a way that the common man can understand. I have a much greater appreciation for the entire fishing industry, and know the next time I eat a piece of swordfish I'll really understand just what went into catching it! Recently I got the chance to meet her at a book signing in Wenham, Massachusetts, and found her to be exactly what I had pictured from her writing. I found myself as captured by the talk she gave as I had been by the book itself. Linda has succeeded as a fisherman and an author.
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Summary: Very Interesting, but a bit too much detail
Review: A great read. Facinating for one who knows nothing about "long line" fishing. Easy reading but too much detail about leaders, hooks etc. Non the less I really enjoyed it and recomend it to anyone who loves adventure and how others risk thier lives to bring us food.
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Summary: A good look into a world few know, but hampered by cliches.
Review: I had real mixed emotions about this one. There's no doubt Linda Greenlaw is a fine fisherman, and I truly respect her, and all others who work the sea, for what they do. But I knew I was in trouble with this book when she admitted in the foreward that writing it was a huge chore and that she would much rather have been at sea. Unfortunately it shows, especially in the large number of cliches in the book. For example,``a shiver ran down'' Greenlaw's back at one point and she spoke ``through clenched teeth'' at another. Ugh. Just tell us you were nervous and angry. I was also put off by Greenlaw's habit of talking to herself as way to explain events or emotions. For example, did she really hang up the phone with the boat owner after being awakened at 4 a.m. and say, outloud, in an empty room, ``You're lucky, Bob Brown, that the only thing I like more than sleep is food.'' I almost put ``The Hungry Ocean'' down after the first couple of chapters, but stuck it out and don't have any real regrets. It's an easy read and Greenlaw's writing improved after she got underway. I was pleased with her ability to explain the mechanics of fishing vessels and exactly how a longliner makes a set and haul back. Greenlaw's honesty was also welcome. I was interested in her feelings about missing her family, about not having ``a life,'' her mixed emotions about Brown, and her admission that she likes being a hard-a** (like Brown) because that's how you keep the crew in check and make the big bucks. I wouldn't toss this one back, but I wouldn't say it's the one that sends you home with a full hold either.
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Summary: Somewhat interesting and entertaining
Review: A great chance to get into the heart and soul of today's fishermen. The book can be a bit dry sometimes, with intermixed chapters on the captain's philosophy that are less than interesting. Its no Hemingway, but entertaining nonetheless.
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