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Summary: A courageous and heartfelt story of personal journey.
Review: Deep Water Passage is one of the most honest and compelling stories of personal journey that I've ever read. I've now read this book four times, and have given it to countless friends and family members as gifts. (I can't keep a copy in my house!) Ann Linnea's amazing courage, her passion for her children, Lake Superior, and kayaking, as well as her quest for her own spiritual awakening and life make for an incredibly heartwarming and poignant story. Great information on Lake Superior too--that most majestic of the Great Lakes! You won't be able to put this book down!
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Summary: Every woman should read this book
Review: From the first page to the last I was Ann Linnea, counting the waves and testing my own humanity. When she celebrated, I did too. When she was cold and lost, I felt her desolation. This book is both lyrical and down to earth. Every woman who has ever felt lost or confused about which option is best should read this book. Every woman who has ever triumphed over her own self set limitations should read this book. And when she is done, she should set it aside and reread it whenever she sets out against the "high seas" of life.
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Summary: Felt like I was there
Review: I am from the U.P. of MI. and grew up spending summers on Lake Superior. I am about the same age with two older daughters. I injoyed the book very much and felt like I took the journey thro her and with her.
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Summary: This book took me out on the water with the author!
Review: I couldn't put this book down! I was there with every storm, every breathless moment of this incredible journey! I was exhausted when I finished this page-turner strictly from the adventure standpoint, but the emotional journey which parallels the physical is equally compelling and I found the author's honesty to be refreshing and comforting. This is a beautiful book to read and re-read when your own life's journey makes you wonder if you're on the right path and it makes a wonderful gift as well!
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Summary: Can I go kayaking for two months, Dear?
Review: I enjoyed this book of sheer muscle and determination. However, I felt the author to be a tad bit selfish in her quest for "finding herself". She adopted two children who needed a stable homelife, but sadly, ended up the children of divorced parents. When I asked my husband if I could kayak for two months to "find myself" he thought I was being selfish; when I asked him if I wanted to go kyaking for two months with him, but he didn't want to go, he said "go for it, but by yourself" Go figure.
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Summary: A good kayaking story, not a good 'spiritual' story
Review: I know something about Lake Superior, and I respect anyone who manages to paddle a kayak all the way around the lake. That aspect of the book is very entertaining and at times compelling. For anyone interested in reading about sea kayaking, I recommend the book. I thought much less of the author's 'spiritual' journey, and felt that the author was less than honest in describing her situation, or her reason for taking the trip. The author presents the trip as a journey to unknown ends, but I think the author knew very well the decision she was facing and even had a pretty good idea of where she'd end up. If she truly didn't have a clue, I do not think she could have possessed the ability to write the story of the physical journey nearly so well. For the story of the physical journey, A+; for the story of the 'spiritual' journey, C-.
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Summary: A beautiful journey
Review: I loved this book. I have never been "trustful" of nature and thus never enjoyed the power and the beauty that it holds. Reading Ann Linnea's book opened that world to me like no other. It is written so beautifully that I could feel her cold, her exhiliration and her fear. Her inner journey is as significant as the physical one and is presented in a respectful way both to her and to her readers. I will never look at lakes and seas the same way again. I hope she writes a sequel.
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Summary: Spirtual: Yes; Kayaking: Maybe
Review: I picked up this book expecting it to be a book about not only a woman finding herself and understanding the place where she was in her life better but also a book about kayaking around Lake Superior (a trip I'm about to embark on next spring). I was not disappointed by the Spiritual nature of the book (even if it was a bit too New Agey for me) but I was disappointed by the lack of good kayaking stories (other than the obligatory toughness of the trip type stories). I was also surprised by how "unexpectedly harsh" the author found Lake Superior and the lack of real knowledge of the lake she possessed (especially since she lived on the shores of the lake in Duluth, MN). Anyone preparing to make this trip should have been better prepared for the fickleness of Lake Superior and anyone who actually lives on the lake should have known this wasn't going to be your summer camp paddling trip. Like many other reviewers, I did find her whinning a bit much at times. BUT overall I found this book enjoyable, touching at many points and made me anxious to start my trip at Sault Ste. Marie in June. (Picky-Nicky note here: This town is called "The Soo" by us native Michiganders and not "The Sioux" as the author spells it in the book..it is a local shortening of Sault Ste. Marie pronounced "Soo Saint Marie", not named after the Indian tribe)
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Summary: More Than One Perspective
Review: I read this book in one sitting and found it to ring true from my own experience. Some have criticized the author's presentation, motives, and sincerity. These criticisms only reflect the different perspectives and expectations that we all bring to our reading. For me the author's journey framed experiences similar to my own under different circumstances. Anyone that has tested themselves in the crucible of nature or human endurance will find resonance in the words of Deep Water Passage. Similarly, those that have sought refuge from the modern in nature will understand the link between spirit sensed and humanities struggle for understanding. Those embroiled in the today should probably wait for a later time to read and appreciate. If your ready, a very good read!
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Summary: big thoughts on a big lake
Review: Linnea's book is one of only a handful of kayaking books really worth dipping into. Her prose and purpose are conveyed perfectly to the reader. Both kayakers and students of water will enjoy this work. Only Chris Duff's book comes close to matching it for creating lingering memories. Both works figure strongly in my book which reviews outdoor water recreation - Deep Immersion: The Experience of Water. Linnea writes with passion and enjoys getting wet and immersing herself in Lake Superior's coasts. As Thoreau wrote " That part of you that is wettest is fullest of life" (quoted from Profitably Soaked: Thoreau's Engagement With Water; Green Frigate Books, 2003).
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