This seething ocean, that damned eagle

By Caleb Powell

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1878815040
• ISBN13: 9781878815040
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Reflected Images Publishers
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Literally could not put it down

Cabel Powell vividly portrays the struggles of an introspective loner, Paul Taylor, who searches for meaning and answers in his journey into early adulthood. It's a refreshing story in that it refuses to follow the typical "coming of age" formula. Instead of finding answers, the endearing Taylor will eventually confront his own shortcomings and accept the idea that having all of the answers is less important than appreciating the world as it is. The story is thought provoking and entertaining and it's the only book I've read cover to cover in one sitting.

Growing Up

This short book tells the story of a young man, Paul Matthew Taylor, whose drive to find God at the age of 17 blinds him to what a year later he realizes is the most important thing in life, namely, love. The crisis generated by his determination to force God upon his first girl friend, Julie, leads him to discover Seattle, alcohol, drugs, sex, a girl who wears a nose ring and boys who wear earrings. His earlier, secluded life, as an only child living in a Northwestern Washington town, dominated by the presence of the sea (seething ocean) and the beauty of nature (that damned eagle), seems to have left him poorly prepared for his new life. But slowly and resolutely, with a determination that reflects an inner strength that he probably is unaware of himself, he emerges a more mature and sensible human being. I found his transformation to be believable and a good read. A book to be recommended.