nooregano wrote: ↑22 Aug 2019, 00:27Sigh. That is the one main metric I use to judge a story, and it's disheartening that there is no character development. However, the premise of the book is really intriguing, and it seems to have been a very informative read. I'm curious to know, Tomah, did you personally like the book?Mighty Mary is a novel with a lot of potential that fails to deliver as far as character development is concerned.
Mbrooks2518 wrote: ↑21 Aug 2019, 16:25 From the summary, this doesn't seem like one I'd enjoy. The numerous errors and weak characterization cemented my decision to pass on it. Thanks for the great review!
Thanks for the comments! Indeed, the novel would've been much better if it focused more on the women. I did enjoy the book's first half. The second half... not so much. I was expecting to get more of those exciting sailing scenes from the beginning and more character development for the women, but that doesn't really happen.esp1975 wrote: ↑21 Aug 2019, 16:10 The concept sounds great. I know a woman who was on an all women sailing team, and even now they still face a lot of discrimination and a lack of respect. At the same time, I am a little mistrustful of a book that tells the story of the first all women anything mainly from the POV of two men, one of whom claims credit for the "idea" of an all female team. I don't feel like I am going out on a limb to guess that many women have had that idea throughout the history of the sport.