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SeaManShip: The Story of the Sea a Man and a Ship (Hardcover)

by Adam Nicolson (Author)

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Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd (5 April 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0007180853
ISBN-13: 978-0007180851
Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14 x 2.6 cm

Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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Praise for Adam Nicolson and his books:'Nicolson writes so well, with such modesty and deep feeling, that the book fairly sings in your hands.' Daily Telegraph'Exceptionally well done, beautifully written, personal yet panoramic' Observer 'An extraordinarily outward-looking book... a truly passionate attention to detail... A love-letter no one else could hope to write so well.' Sunday Telegraph'A passionate evocation, a compression of observation and anecdote which catches you up in its intelligence as well as its enthusiasm, and fill you with homesickness for a place you've never been to.' Daily Telegraph'Generous, exuberant and a vividly written narrative... history, travel-writing and memoir of the best sort.' Spectator'Sharply observed, a finely written work, one to be savoured, turned over and over like a good whisky.' Sunday Times

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2.0 out of 5 stars A rushed job, 27 Oct 2005

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This review is from: Atlantic Britain: The Story of the Sea, a Man, and a Ship (Paperback)

I agree with the Spectator reviewer who said "He has the genius of making you interested in something you're not interested in", it did make me want to go to sea, but as a written work it seemed tossed off to fit a TV tie-in schedule.

Adam Nicolson is a fine writer and I loved his insprirational prose but just when I was getting into it, the thing came to an abrupt end. it reminded me of stories we all all wrote for English classes at school, which start well and finish with "and then I woke up and it was all a dream". It is notable as much for what it left out as what it put in. should have been 3 times as long to keep pace with the first few chapters.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Adam stays in the shallow end of the pool !, 1 Sep 2006

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This review is from: Atlantic Britain: The Story of the Sea, a Man, and a Ship (Paperback)

What is this ? A fine writer with a stirring tale to tell conspires to lose the plot before he has even dipped his toes in the subject matter.
What we have instead is a beautifully written essay rather than the weighty tome it might have been. The subject matter...Adam's mid life quest to revitalise a beautiful sailing boat and set out on a voyage of discovery with companion George...is dashed through like a literary jetski !
Characters come and go before you realise they are there. The end result is a frustrating read which makes the reader wonder why Adam conspired to throw away the opportunity to produce what might have been a nautical classic.

The TV programme proved AN to be a personable and highly engaging character. It's such a shame that he left the book rather high and dry on the shores of indifference.

Perhaps he might one day re-write Atlantic Britain and give it the depth its subject matter deserves.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Almost, but not quite seamanship, 3 Feb 2005

By	Kagey "Kagey" (Hampshire, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Atlantic Britain: The Story of the Sea, a Man, and a Ship (Paperback)

I approached this with eager anticipation having read an extract sometime ago in the Telegraph for which Nicolson writes - as usual, the editors had possibly selected the most dramatic segment of the entire book, and my expectations were high but sadly unfulfilled. An earlier Guardian review succinctly identifies the flaws: "The prose.... Feels jostled by competing interests". This is not really a sailing book yet it purports to be - Nicolson's over-the-top technical description in one chapter almost deliberately attempts to exclude sailing novices, yet he reveals himself to be one later in the book. The evocation of spirituality in times past is sometimes moving, but the materialistic way he manages the C4 TV sponsorship of the voyage at the expense of his fellow sailor (who facilitates almost all for him) and family is nothing short of barbaric and highly unspiritual. Rambling, self-indulgent and better left to serialisation in a Sunday paper.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Too many adjectives
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5.0 out of 5 stars An extraordinary, terrifying, moving, spiritual voyage
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