The Lifeboat: A Novel | 
pickAt the beginning of WWI, a luxury liner catches fire depositing a random group of people in an overcrowded lifeboat with a ship‘s officer. They story is narrated by one of the survivors, Grace. I felt at times like I was in that boat. Moral dilemmas ensue as does a trial.
pickAnother friend recommended read. This one is a slow build and never really has a big reveal, but it deals with the consequences of choices and how simple interactions in life can change the whole course of one's life.
I ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would.
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Your worst nightmare comes true - your ship goes down, and to survive, you‘re now on a lifeboat with a bunch of other shivering survivors. But, it gets worse. The lifeboat isn‘t stable, and you need to lose weight from it. What do you do?
I really liked this book, though it‘s not for everyone. It‘s psychological and really gets into the survival mindset. Plus, the characters are loathsome. #Barracuda #MarchIntoThe70s
I‘m sure the characters in this book thought at first #whydidithavetobeme in this situation, being trapped on a sinking lifeboat brings up survival instincts. I loved this psychological thriller - it‘s dark, so not for everyone, and you leave the book loathing the characters. #ABBAinAugust
Lunchtime panic of not having a book to read saved by my Litsy to-read list.
so-soI finished this yesterday - went into school (remember how teachers have summer off? 🙄) to print some things & rearrange my new classroom so I read the thing on audio. I've been thinking how I would rate it & if I would recommend it since. The MC was unreliable - but hard to tell if dumb or deliberate. The time on the boat was weird - I think in the end, the author carefully crafted this one even if I didn't like it for myself as a reader.
pickThis was a difficult one to rate. It was good in the way that the lifeboat was a microcosm of humanity and the strong desire to live. I hated the MC though: she was obviously a psychopath. Rating: 3.5/5.
Most people I know who read this did not like it; I, however, did. It's really a psychological study - what would you do if you were on a lifeboat with a bunch of strangers, and someone had to go overboard in order for the others to live? The narrator is also extremely unreliable, so there are questions left unanswered. But, in this particular book, it works for me. #mandown #JuneTunz
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Awesome turnout today for the latest installment of the Connecticut Authors Reading Series, an event I curate every other month at Cyrenius H. Booth Library. Thanks to our authors Charlotte Rogan (THE LIFEBOAT and NOW AND THEN), essayist James M. Chesbro, and Rachel Basch (THE LISTENER). Especially grateful to our attendees who participated in a great discussion covering topics including setting, voice, and truth in creative nonfiction.
This is my current read, a library book and this drives me INSANE!!! Why do people dog ear the pages?!?!?! Anything can be a bookmark!! Stop the insanity-no more dog eared pages *rant over* #bookaddict #bookstagram #book #books #booknerd #bookgeek #bookworm #booklife #booklove #bibliophile #thelifeboat #charlotterogan #library #stopthedogearring #currentlyreading
so-soI think I would categorize this book as a 3.5 star one! It was very interesting, and it definitely made me think of what I would do in such a situation. It also made me kind of hate most of humanity. 😐
But I felt like it lacked closure? Like, I wanted more of a conclusion. We spent so much time talking about the lifeboat, but then the rescue we have all been waiting for (and knew would happen) only took like half a page...
July: 22 books 😏👍
so-soI felt like the book had the potential to be great. The premise of too many in the boat was thought provoking one but then add murder into the mix was a bit much.
