Title: disappointing
Product review: A nonfiction work, this reads like a well-padded magazine article written by someone who doesn't seem terribly interested in his subject matter. This of course makes you wonder why he bothered to write this book. (apparently in the past he's written mostly about famous chefs!) The book has its moments (few and far-between), but the author gets carried away with the research, giving you all the technical minutiae of boat construction--way more than you need, which will put most readers to sleep, even if they're boatbuilding enthusiasts. The real focus of the book (the lives of the men who build these boats) gets utterly lost in a morass of boring details. All in all, very unenlightening.
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