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Title: 2 stars instead of 1 for at least a good start
Review: AHAB'S WIFE begins beautifully. A young girl, Una, is sent to live with her relatives in a light house because she refuses to adhere to her father's religious beliefs. She soon disguises herself as a boy to go aboard a whaling ship. The beginning sets the stage for what could be a very deep book. I was disappointed that it turned out to be a book about Una's progression of husbands. She falls in love with a man who drowns, thus she marries his best friend. Her husband goes crazy and disappears. She then marries a kindred spirit, Ahab, who leaves her in a beautiful house for years while he searches Moby Dick (who was responsible for him losing his leg). After she learns that Ahab is killed by Moby Dick, she meets and cohabitates with her new neighbor. In retrospect, the story seems to be more about the progression of men in her life than anything else. The deepness that seemed possible at the beginning of the book is never realized.
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