Finding that book report form was just a stroke of genius!
Name: Annette L.
Date: March 28, 2008
Book Report
- Title of Book: Ahab's Wife
- Author: Sena Jeter Naslund
Setting: Where does this story take place? Mainly at sea on one ship or another. Home on dry land is in New Bedford, the main stay of the whaling ships.
Main Characters: Give a brief description of each character. Use words like kind, lonely, helpful, gets into trouble, etc.
Separate these words with commas.
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Main Characters are: |
Brief Description of the character |
| Una Spenser | A dashing and daring woman who is equal in stature in her story as Ahab was in his. |
| Ahab | The captain of the Pequod and the captain of the fabled run-in with Moby Dick. |
| Kit | Una's life-long male friend who acts as Una's accomplice when she embarks on her whaling ship adventures disguised as a man. |
Summary: Write a summary about the story. Don't retell the whole story. The opening sentence of the story: "Captain Ahab was neither my first husband nor my last". And from there we take off at a gallop and we do not slow down throughout the entire 666 pages. This book is simply captivating. The book is told from Una's perspective and she is a most fascinating creature.
Conclusion: How did the story end ? Too soon. This book is one of the rare ones that you hope will go on forever.
Did you like the book? Why or Why not? I loved the book and was so happy when Naslund's next book came out in 2003, Four Spirits. Amazingly I have had the book since 2003 and not read page one yet. I had better remedy that!
Thank you for "heads up" regarding good books!!
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