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An OCEAN IN IOWA: A NOVEL
Product Type: Book
Product Price: $16.99
Manufacturer: Touchstone
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Description
In a small town in Iowa, Scotty Ocean has announced that seven is going to be his year. It does turn out to be his year, but not quite the one he had imagined. It is the year his mother abandons the family. At first, Scotty does astonishing things to get her to return. When he realizes she won't be coming back, he decides he must replace her. And when that proves impossible, he takes the dramatic step of trying to remain seven forever.
Funny, sad, and constantly surprising, An Ocean in Iowa explores the fragile contracts between parents and children and what it really means to grow up.
In his first novel, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, author Peter Hedges constructed a coming-of-age-in-Iowa tale around his 24-year-old title character. In An Ocean in Iowa, Hedges's second novel, he returns once again to both Iowa and the theme of growing up, but this time his hero's age is in the single digits and the issues he faces have less to do with figuring out the rest of his life than making it to his next birthday. Seven-year-old Scotty Ocean lives a middle-class life in Des Moines with his strict father, a judge, his alcoholic mother, a failed artist, and his two older sisters. "Seven is going to be my year," he announces at the beginning of the novel, but when his mother abandons the family shortly after his birthday, Scotty's life begins to fall apart. He blames himself for her leaving and determines to be better. When that doesn't bring her back, he starts acting out at school, and finally embarks on a drastic course of action in order to remain seven forever. Even as he traces Scotty's disintegration, Hedges also follows his absent mother's alcoholic despair and his rigid father's increasingly desperate attempts to maintain control. Dark as the novel's themes are, the writing is leavened by considerable humor and a remarkable eye for detail.
By setting his novel in 1969, Hedges is able to draw on the considerable turmoil of the times as the Vietnam war, the women's movement, and fundamental changes in the family changed the fabric of American life--even in the Midwest. Peter Hedges has undertaken a real challenge in writing a convincing and interesting story about a year in the life of a young child; with An Ocean in Iowa he has largely succeeded.
Reviews
Rating: 2 / 5
Date: 2007-07-05
Summary: "Where's The Story?"
I was thoroughly disappointed by this novel.
I really liked the characters that Peter Hedges created and he touches on some serious issues; alcoholism, divorce, sexual abuse but where is the story? I kept waiting for something to happen and it never did.
Loan this one from the library if you need to read it.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2006-05-19
Summary: "Surfing the "Ocean""
Peter Hedges shows off many exciting and fine writing styles in the book An Ocean in Iowa. His detailed oriented writing style makes it a great read for all contemporary literature readers. Hedges captures the feelings and mood of the time period ever so gracefully. The setting and historical events all tie in whether he is referring to the war or going to the moon, it all helps to create a realistic scene to help the reader visualize what is taking place. The story is of a seven year old boy named Scotty. Scotty and his mother have a very close relationship, and one day his mother leaves the family due to marital problems. I enjoyed reading the book and watching Scotty age reluctantly from six to seven to eight. Hedges also does an outstanding job of telling the story from a seven year olds perspective, each emotion and inner thought is captured, a young boys feelings towards girls, school, playtime, and much more. An identifiable message that Hedges communicates would be, knowing that things can work out for the good or the bad, and that sometimes we get an outcome that is less than what we expected. Hedges does a superb job of conveying the mood and feel of each theme, event and scene. I enjoyed reading a book which talks about real life in the Midwest, how people view different issues such as divorce and relationships. I think it is an excellent book worth purchasing, I found it hard to put the book down in wonderment of finding out what will happen next.
Rating: 3 / 5
Date: 2006-01-11
Summary: "Recomendation of An Ocean in Iowa"
The story started off well, capturing my interest by developing the characters and giving background about the family. My favorite thing about the book is that has many fun flashbacks that give us a better understanding of the characters and their past. It doesn't take long for the author to present us with the main conflict in the story. We learn that Scotty's mom leaves the family and we see throughout the book how he struggles to get her back. There comes a time in the story though that it seems like nothing happens. The plot sort of just stops right were it is and it become rather boring to read. Overall it was a decent read I would recommend it to those looking for a leisure book rather than a mandatory reading.
Rating: 2 / 5
Date: 2005-06-22
Summary: "Less Sap, More Substance"
I felt cheated after I read this book. It wasn't fair to draw Scotty so precisely, yet leave the other characters (his family) so undeveloped. Did anyone ever explain to Scotty that it wasn't his fault that his mother left? Did anyone ever consider getting Scotty some therapy with a trained counselor? Did anyone attempt to help Joan before she left? Too many unanswered questions and poorly drawn characters left me thinking: "This book could have been so much better."
What's the point of breaking our hearts if there was never any real substance to begin with?
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2004-09-14
Summary: "Charming."
From the author of What's Eating Gilbert Grape, one of my favorite books, this is a story of a year in the life of a 7-year-old. Although it's 3rd person, it's told from his POV, and we understand more of what's going on than he does. A light read, it has its poignant moments. It's also a good one to read out loud to somebody, if you're so inclined. Charming overall. Most admirable is Hedges ability to tell a compelling story from a child's POV without lapsing into child-isms.