Redmond O'Hanlon, Trawler Reviews

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I adored ever moment of this wonderful, funny and very moving book. Highly recommended.

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Trawler
By Redmond O'Hanlon

Redmond O'Hanlon has previously shown us his aptitude for exploration in his other books; Into the Heart of Borneo, In Trouble Again and Congo, and, as a past natural history editor of The Times Literary Supplement, he should know a little about marine life. So why, in his latest book Trawler, does he find himself all at sea? Perhaps there are more reasons than simply that Redmond lacks sea legs; he is a landlubber, born with scarecrow's legs. His shipmates aboard ...

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Redmond O'Hanlon, Trawler - Despite his assertion that he has, as an old man, given up his search for the meaning of life, Redmond O' Hanlon uses the extreme experience of a commercial fishing trip to explore the human condition from a male perspective. (These crews get less sleep than the SAS can rightly demand in active service, while having to do a physically demanding job on a rolling deck in a storm). If your brain is developed enough to cope with nihlistic Darwinian and anthropolgical comm ...

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Redmond O'Hanlon, Trawler is a good read and as noted above gives an apparent insight into the lives of the deep sea fisherman.(I would like to know the crews' reaction to the book!)The characters are facinating and well drawn. Despite concerns over just how well he can remember some of the conversations some of the snippets are brilliant.
When likened to Worzel Gummidge the author is pleased they have read it but the crew pour scorn on him.. they've seen it on t.v.!
As to just how accurate it ...