HIGHEST TIDE (SPOILERS) July '08

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BCCJillster	HIGHEST TIDE (SPOILERS) July '08		Lead	[-]
07/04/08 08:48 AM BCC ZEN BOOKIE COOKIE Administrator	Tags : None Finished while sitting in a doctor's office--squinting 'cause I forgot my reading glasses but not my book LOL Did the ending felt sort of anticlimactic after the many doings before the tide? I was sorry for Florence but also relieved she got to go 'her way' and at her time. Someone would have dragged her out of her house after the high tide got everything soaked, so it was good for her, as she saw things. It was disturbing to think of him having to be the main caretaker for Florence--why didn't the Judge hire someone to care for her? Anyway--I liked the biology and learned a lot that I probably won't retain but enjoyed picturing it. Do you think any of the book will stick with you? what did Angie mean at the end? Currently reading: Down River Just finished: No Time for Goodbye, Chasing Darkness, Highest Tide, Hungry Tide
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murraymint11		#1	[url]	[-]
07/05/08 07:30 AM BCC Bookaholic	Do you think any of the book will stick with you? Well I read the book over a year ago, and I'm afraid that none of it stuck with me! Jane, UK Currently Reading: No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay Recently Read: Down River by John Hart Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis Two Caravans by Marina Lewycka Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry
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wernoclue		#2	[url]	[-]
07/05/08 01:53 PM BCC ZEN Bookie MASTER	I doubt that very much will stick with me, either, but I enjoyed the read quite a bit. I thought all the tidbits about marine life were interesting but, even now, less than a week after finishing it, I don't remember much. Karen I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves. - Anna Quindlen
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jodijoy		#3	[url]	[-]
07/05/08 08:16 PM BCC ZEN Bookie MASTER	I just finished. Funny, I'm (still!) reading The Log From the Sea of Cortez -- similar subject matter-- and it has lots of digressions, but when Steinbeck concentrates, the images, and the writing are marvelous, and have much more staying power I think than Lynch's book. Draco Dormien Nuquam Titillandus" --- "Never tickle a sleeping dragon." (Hogwarts motto)
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BCCJillster		#4	[url]	[-]
07/05/08 09:37 PM BCC ZEN BOOKIE COOKIE Administrator	What do you make of the fact that Miles didn't seem all that distraught about his height problems? How come he didn't feel more tortured about the way other kids saw him? His dad's constant measuring seemed more an annoyance than scarring. Seemed a bit odd. I'm definitely going to remember more about The Hungry Tide than this book--pleasant, nice read, but inconsequential in every way. The Hungry Tide had more searing images, positive and negative. Currently reading: Down River Just finished: No Time for Goodbye, Chasing Darkness, Highest Tide, Hungry Tide
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someonegetchristine		#5	[url]	[-]
07/05/08 11:59 PM BCC BookieMonster	Miles didn't seem to be concerned about his height - it was more his dad's obsession. Wouldn't someone like that get on your nerves, running around with a tape measure all the time? He was a well-adjusted kid. Not many things will stay with me about the book either, except for the scene when Phelps got out of his depth in the mud flats! Lol Toitu te marae o Tane, Toitu te marae o Tangaroa, Toitu te Iwi 'If the forests endure, and the seas endure, so too will the people' (Maori Proverb)
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BCCJillster		#6	[url]	[-]
07/06/08 09:40 AM BCC ZEN BOOKIE COOKIE Administrator	OMG Chris that was so funny and clever--never in the world would I have thought of making a snorkel out of a PVC pipe. Brilliant. Maybe that will actually save someone's life if they've read this book. Currently reading: Down River Just finished: No Time for Goodbye, Chasing Darkness, Highest Tide, Hungry Tide
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dlee10		#7	[url]	[-]
07/06/08 05:49 PM BCC BookieMonster	Saving Phelps with the PVC pipe was the most exciting part of the book. I can see this one doing well in the classroom; tricking kids into reading about marine biology. Hi, Kevin! Will I remember this one? I think some facts about sea cucumbers will probably stick. In case I didn't know who Rachel Carson was, I sure do now!
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BCCJillster		#8	[url]	[-]
07/10/08 08:50 PM BCC ZEN BOOKIE COOKIE Administrator	We discovered there wasn't a whole lot to discuss in this one, although many of us enjoyed the biology bits (but not the hormones) and I was thinking about a remark Kathy (I think it was Kathy) made about why there was SO much to discuss about The Other Side of the Bridge. She pointed out that so many decisions had to be made in The Other Side of the Bridge. and I was thinking that's what gets us to make choices too. And that was almost totally absent in the Highest Tide. No real choices were presented--other than the brilliance of the PVC pipe LOL. So other than expecting a climactic ending, there was really no tension or sides to take. wonder if that's in fiction writing 101? If not, it should be, right? Currently reading: Down River Just finished: No Time for Goodbye, Chasing Darkness, Highest Tide, Hungry Tide
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xmaystarx		#9	[url]	[-]
07/11/08 05:32 AM BCC BookieMonster	I don't know Jill, although it makes it hard to discuss if there aren't any sides to take or big decisions to make, does it really make it a bad book? Just because there wasn't much to discuss doesn't mean the book was bad in my opinion. Think about books you like just for the beauty of the language and descriptions, often they don't have tension. Though the only one that comes to mind right now is God of Small Things. Maybe Highest Tide lacks something in addition to some dramatic decision making that made it stand out more. Courtney Currently reading: I Know this much is True by Wally Lamb and Monsters of Templeton!
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dlee10		#10	[url]	[-]
07/11/08 07:35 AM BCC BookieMonster	I don't think this was a "bad" book. It was well researched. It made sense. The plot flowed well. But there was no drama, no emotion (other than a few hormones and even they fell flat so to speak). The PVC part had me holding my breath. I had to leave to pick up a girl child at that point and could hardly wait to pick the book back up again. But that was IT. Just that one scene had me on the edge of my seat. It wasn't enough to pull this book out of the "eh" collumn. Even a book with no decisions or choices to make can be gripping. This one (much like the Zookeeper's wife) relied too heavily on facts and sort of left the story to take care of itself. That is why IMO it didn't work. Not a bad book by any means but not a good one either. I think its niche is in high school English classes. I think emotion is the most important factor (other than plot obviously) that determines whether I enjoy a book or not. This one just didn't have any.
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BCCJillster		#11	[url]	[-]
07/11/08 07:55 AM BCC ZEN BOOKIE COOKIE Administrator	Did I give the impression I thought it was a 'bad book?" Not at all; I enjoyed the book--no I meant the reason it didn't generate a lot of discussion. It kept me reading. Currently reading: Down River Just finished: No Time for Goodbye, Chasing Darkness, Highest Tide, Hungry Tide
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dlee10		#12	[url]	[-]
07/11/08 10:59 AM BCC BookieMonster	No, you didn't give the impression you thought it was a bad book. I took it as an invitation to discuss why this book didn't work for a lot of us. Even a "bad" book is good if we can get a chat out of it!
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BCCJillster		#13	[url]	[-]
07/11/08 11:25 AM BCC ZEN BOOKIE COOKIE Administrator	dlee10 wrote: Even a "bad" book is good if we can get a chat out of it! Boy are you right--so many times the chat either improved the book or was the best part of reading it. even though chats lend themselves best to 'soundbites' lots times I'll hear something that will change my perspective. Thoughtful posts, especially when there's a difference of opinion, add the most substance; chats add the element of spice, spontaneity, and the ability to build and hone insight. that's why I love this whole process--you can't tell can you/ LOL Currently reading: Down River Just finished: No Time for Goodbye, Chasing Darkness, Highest Tide, Hungry Tide
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bayjoens		#14	[url]	[-]
09/14/08 02:00 PM	I just posted some of my thoughts on this book in one of the other threads but thought I could go just a tad deeper here. To me, this book was a wonderful snapshot of one summer in a boy's life. Unlike a plot-driven book, life at the end of the book wasn't much different than life at the beginning, but it was still wonderful to have this peek into a young boy's life. As an onlychild raised by a single mom, I am often baffled by my 14-yo son, but like Miles, he is a wonderful, slightly different kid. He isn't into playing baseball, basketball or soccer but he loves nature and spending time in it. He isn't much bothered by being different and I think his parents definitely worry more about how he fits in with his peers than he does, although Miles's parents barely seem to notice Miles until other people do. I love this group. My f2f group is reading this book next month and after reading all your posts, I feel like I have a sneak peek at how they may feel about the book and I can start working my points in favor of it. :) Sandra
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