Additional Review E - A book or an extended newspaper column?
Lost At Sea by Joe Kloc
Thank you goodreads and Dey Street Books for the ARC of Lost at Sea.
I visited Sausolito many years ago on a trip up the West Coast, but other than looking out of the rental car window and seeing some little boats in the distance, I paid them no mind.
I was shocked when I received this book and found that, contrary to my original impression of cute little boats bobbing on the water, they were often giant rusty/home made constructions at odds with the land-based residents of Sausolito.
What follows in this meticulously researched book covering a span of many years, is a social and non-partisan political commentary, where we focus on the lives of the people in the boats and get to know some key characters. Although at times it does feel a little like reading a well written newspaper article, this book was very interesting and extremely readable.
I'll probably be sprouting facts about eel grass and jurisdictions to anyone who will listen next time I visit San Fransisco.