“I loved the film but I started the book and just got annoyed. Still not sure if I'll read it or just give the book away...”
“I love this book. I can't really explain why, just do :D But my sister tried to read it....she really really hated it. Different tastes, different feelings :D”
“Not my favorite. Quoyle is too pathetic for my liking, and I felt the story moved too slowly. I appreciate Proulx's gift for metaphor but it wasn't enough to make me enjoy the story. ”
“depressing to think this is her best work, a plodding work about a band of slow witted unpleasant people deal with a series of self inflicted obstacles, boring story, poorly written, just my humble opinion.”
“If you thought Brokeback Mountain was a faithful adaptation of an Annie Proulx story (I did), make sure you AVOID the movie version of the Shipping News: it's shallow,incomplete, and utterly miscast.”
“Also the book really makes me want to visit Newfoundland.”
“plodding book about a plodding character, i really wanted to like this book, but cant say i did. about as pathetic as trainspotting without the truly bizarreness”
“I srated this book a few months ago and it failed to hook me so I moved on to something esle. But I kept it for a future attempt.”
