Review 285: Sea State: A Memoir

Sea State: A Memoir by Tabitha Lasley
My rating: 2 of 5 stars



Focus was on how she wrote this book, not the labors of the men in the North Sea. Yes, it says memoir but the premise was about the men working, instead we get relationships.

It does say memoir but the book blub talked about men who work in the North Sea on oil rigs. I expected more about the work, their labors. Instead we have a book about the author and her relationships, how she made the book, the interviews and such. She had a previous book but her flat was broken into, laptop stolen and no back-up. Starting over she ditched that boyfriend and moved to Scotland. (hmm...two books in a row See: The Sunlight Pilgrims). She ends up with a new boyfriend, although he's married and one of the first lads she interviews. There are bits of literary references thrown in to add flavor, I guess. Book didn't do it for me.