Book Review By Apbas Wee
I choose this book because i’m interested in the story which is about adventure and the life of fishermen where they always face dangerous situation or things on the sea.

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Book Review By Apbas Wee
I choose this book because i’m interested in the story which is about adventure and the life of fishermen where they always face dangerous situation or things on the sea.
NR | Date | Book's Chapter/Pages | Pages/Words | Place | Time |
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1 | 12 November 2017 | Chapter 1 (Gloucester, 1991) | Page 12-20 | Home | 15 minutes |
Comment: This story was inspired by true story of The Storm which happened in 1991 on the Atlantic Ocean. The plot focused on the fishermen life in Gloucester City, Massachussets, USA ( which is well-known as fishermen city). In Gloucester, there was a famous small cheap hotel called as Crow's Nest. It's the place where young single fisherman lives. Most of the fishermen are fishing swordfish. Because swordfish are cost high. In Crow's Nest, there is a 50 year old woman who works there named Ethel Shartford. She was like a mother for those young single fishermen who lived there because she took care of them. | |||||
2 | 14 November 2017 | Chapter 2 (Preparing to leave)- chapter 3 ( Saying Goodbye) | Page 21 - 37 | NH mosque | 15 minutes |
Comment: One of Ethel's son named Bobby Shatford. He is fisherman. He needs to go to the sea to make money because he has a problem in his life which is his divorce. Then he joins one of the famous swordfishing boat called Andrea Gail under captain of Billy Tyne. Andrea Gail only carries 6 persons on her. After 30 days fishing...they come back. In crow's nest, Christina Cotter (Bobby's girlfriend) waits for bobby's coming. | |||||
3 | 16 November 2017 | Chapter 4 - 5 | Page 38-54 | Home | 30 minutes |
Comment: Billy Tyne has been decided the destination where they would go. The Grand Banks (part of Canada) that is the place where a lot of fish gathered. They do fishing at the part of that area called "nose" and "tail", it takes 7 days to reach that place from Gloucester. Grand Banks also well-known as the place of storm because the weather there is unpredictable. After has been fishing there for about week, they only get not enough fish. Looking at this condition, Billy Tyne doesn't want to go home soon. He wants more....he has his own reason. Billy Tyne wants more fish isn't because of money, but because of fishing is his passion, his pleasure. Then he decides to go further to other place called Flemish Cap. But before go there, they have a problem. They storm is coming and crash his boat. There is a hole on the Andrea Gail's deck and water starts to fulfill her. | |||||
4 | 18 November 2017 | Chapter 6-7 | Page 55-68 | NHIC | 20 minutes |
Comment: Flemish Cap is a long way trip. Andrea Gail needs more fuel to reach it. Andrea Gail has a owner named Bob Brown. Bob has other fishing boat called Hannah Boden which has a captain named Linda Greenlaw. When Andrea Gail on her trip to Flemish Cap, she runs out of fuel. Fortunately her sister Hannah Boden pass by her. Billy tells Linda about his plan, at first she warns him because that place can be really dangerous. Billy convinces her that they would be OK and bring a lot of fish soon. | |||||
5 | 20 November 2017 | Chapter 8 | Page 69-77 | Home | 10 minutes |
Comment: The weather is getting worse, Karen has a plan, they should leave the Satori by using life raft. After they pack their need, they are ready but sue screams that their life raft has blown by the wind. They get down again to inside. | |||||
6 | 25 November 2017 | Chapter 9 | Page 78- 82 | At home | 10 minutes |
Comment: After rescuing Satori, Tamaroa get to rescue another victim (Oh...no!). The victim is Helicopter H-60, it had crashed into the ocean and sunk immediately because of run out of fuel. Before H-60 crashed the ocean....5 crew of it jumped first. Four men could stayed together but the fifth man...he lost (oh...so sad hikshiks). After an hour tamaroa arrives to the place, captain brudnicki thinks about how to save them....he could do the same thing that he did to satori because the wave is very high. He decided to throw a net on the tamaroa side and ask the four men to swim closer to the ship and climb the net. With the rest of their energy, the four men swim to the ship and climb it....finally they made it....(Horay). | |||||
7 | 1 December 2017 | Chapter 10 | Page 83 - 89 | At home | 15 minutes |
Comment: Other swordfishing boat and rescue team are trying to find Andrea Gail that was lost for about 2 weeks in the Storm. One morning, Chris wakes up from her sleep. She was dream about Bobby...in her dream...she was at Andrea Gail, alone...she couldn't find anyone there...then she was surprised about something that she found was Bobby's death body. But she tried to keep on her beliefs that He's still alive. | |||||
8 | 4 December 2017 | Chapter 11 | Page 90-96 | At home | 15 minutes |
Comment: After the search of Andrea Gail ended, Chris still waits for Bobby...every day she comes to harbor and sit on the pier. - The End - |