What do You think about Cape Cod (1992)?
I'm sorry to say I started suffering from Cape Cod fatigue about 2/3 of the way through this book. I had hoped for more history of the academic variety, the kind that I found in Martin's other books such as Harvard Yard. As carefully as I read I grew tired of not being able to follow the characters (Geoff, George, Rake, Jack ...). And places weren't on the maps, so I was confused about where the action was taking place. After skimming the end I went back to try to figure out how it ended. I stil
—Jane C.
It was a basic story of generations on Cape Cod 1620- present day. All of the characters were poorly illustrated and unlikeable or unbelievable. Stupid story.What I did like was the history that was the basis of the story. The older you get, the shorter 100 years seems and therefore the shorter amount of time that America has even existed. I mean the big events in this country 1776 to 1863 is less then 100 years and then jumping ahead to the 1960's another 100 years. And all of you, can remember a time before computers....
—Lisa
This was my first William Martin book and I did enjoy it. Follows two families (Hilyards and Bigelows) from crossing on the Mayflower in 1620 to present day. The book is centered on the Cape Cod area and includes many historical events and people that were in the area. There is also a search throughout the book for the Mayflower log which could change the way a family is viewed by the public and the fortunes of the family who finds it. I enjoy historical fiction and now want to visit Cape Cod.It was hard to keep the many many characters straight. Martin goes back and forth from the past to the present with each chapter so if you only read a chapter a day by the time you get back to the time frame of the chapter you are reading you sometimes need to be reminded what happened.Looking forward to more Martin books.
—Brent Soderstrum
