This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Jun 25, adam-p-reviews rated it really liked it Shelves: Tangled Ties to a Manatee is the debut novel from author Kalen Cap. The book is a humorous crime thriller based around a number of different characters that all have their own individual story lines within the book. What I thought was really clever about the book was that all of the characters story lines interact with each other throughout the book, meaning that all the characters meet each other at some stage!
Although every character does have their own part within the book, I think all of th Tangled Ties to a Manatee is the debut novel from author Kalen Cap. Although every character does have their own part within the book, I think all of the stories can be grouped into three main plots.
The first is that of Jerry.
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Jerry is a developmentally disabled man who works as a cleaner in his local coffee shop. Jerry is looking forward to the annual trip to the zoo which he goes on every month or so with his care centre. He is excited to see two things at the zoo, a pregnant Manatee called Ankh and his friend Janelle who Jerry has a crush on. The two con-men Stan and Craig hold Jerry prisoner until their plan is complete!
The centre is a non-profitable organisation that helps promote looking after the environment, where volunteers live within the centre and are there for any occasion. Vera is the leader of the volunteers and always puts the needs of the centre before her own. Many other non-profit agencies have been investigated and some even named as cults! Clara does not want this to happen to the ERC. The detective agency sends Elise to pose as a volunteer in the centre. The third and final storyline is that of Steven. As a means to get extra credit for their final grade, the students are allowed to volunteer for the ERC.
However when they start their work, the students and Elise soon find that something is amiss and go in search of what is causing the blackouts in the city. I thought this book was great! The way Cap wrote it was amazing and it must have taken him forever to work out how each character's story line would link back to Ankh and her pregnancy, I think the title Tangled Ties really describes this book.
I have to admit that when I started reading the book, all of the different story lines did confuse me and I had trouble remembering which character was which! But after a few pages I really got into the flow of the book and these problems disappeared! With The Curious Case, I think there is a similarity with the main characters both having mental disorders and like Hornby, the characters in Tangled Tales are very quirky!
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All these characters are aware of one another at some point in the novel and its really clever to build the plot like that. I would loved to read more about the said manatee, but unfortunately, there was very few paragraphs alloted to that. The author has tried something completely different in the way of writing. But, although I real There are numerous characters in the novel, who all have different stories of their own. But, although I really appreciate it, this would have better worked with main characters.. It took me too long to understand the plot and characters.
By the time I understood them, I was near completion of the book.
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I have to admit, when I did understand, I loved it. The problem is you need patience.. I didn't tell you about the synopsis or plot, because this is one of those books, where opinions might vary widely. While I loved the characters individually, due to the problem in remembering 'who is what', and the confusions in bringing them together, I lost the interest somewhere. The ending was satisfying though, mainly because after a lot of struggles, I understood the plot and I was able to remember the characters.
Very good try on plot building! But, could have been more understandable and less confusing. Jul 03, Andy Angel rated it it was amazing.
A book with as many view points as this takes a bit of getting used to - but not much. This is a very confidently written story covering several plot strands - a criminal scam, an enviromental centre used as a scapegoat, the undercover detective trying to decide if the centre is a cult threat The characters are very well written even the manatee but where, in my eyes, this author really deserves praise is in the characters of Jerry and Ca A book with as many view points as this takes a bit of getting used to - but not much.
The characters are very well written even the manatee but where, in my eyes, this author really deserves praise is in the characters of Jerry and Caroline, two "developmently challenged" young people. Jerry is really the main lead for the story and he is portrayed in such a way that you really care about him and his life. Kalen Cap really catches the behaviour and interaction between Jerry and Caroline and the other young people in the home in an accurate and believable way.
I came away from this book with a big smile and a feeling I'd just spent time with friends. As I said at the beginning, this book, with its' many multiple view points may seem a bit hard to follow at first but as the characters meet, paths cross and the story unfolds you hardly notice and the story flows smoothly to a satisfying end.
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Kalen Cap - definately one to watch. Jerry, a mentally challenged man, who loves the manatee named Ankh. Janelle and Cesily are all college students at Bisbee College where Mr.
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Steven Patterson teaches Environmental Studies. Stan and Craig are planning to make the city have a blackout while pinning the whole on the ERC and Gavin. Steven Patterson's ex-wife Leeanne is lead vet for the manatee Ankh and her unborn pup when Mascoff hires Jerry, a mentally challenged man, who loves the manatee named Ankh.
Steven Patterson's ex-wife Leeanne is lead vet for the manatee Ankh and her unborn pup when Mascoff hires another vet to help her out. Sharon and Elise are both working undercover to investigate a local agency. Jerry is taking hostage by Stan and Craig while preparing for the blackout.
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Vera feels that there is something missing in the ERC but can't put her finger on it. Emmett, an ERC employee, is hiding something from everyone and Vera wonders what it is. Helen has just received some shocking news and is not sure what to do about it. What will happen to Stan and Craig? Will Emmett come clean? What will Clara and Vera do?
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May 17, Robert rated it really liked it. The book is suitable for middle school through mainstream readers. The main characters are well drawn and deep with their internal conflicts efficiently and believably managed. I was a little put off at first by the way the book is laid out. It is done as short chapters told from different points of view. I found I had to go back and restart the book twice to figure out all the relationships. About a quarter of the way into the book, once the relationships between pieces started to make sense, this smoothed out and the rest of the book became easier to read.
Given the difficulty of the book's start and the fact that I have a serious technological disagreement with the pivotal act that the book is built around I give it four stars. I will not divulge the source of my disagreement because it will be a spoiler, but the disagreement is not about the concept, but rather the scope and duration of the event in question. Jerry is the book's primary protagonist, although there other sympathetic and important characters. This quote about Jerry shows the care and sensitivity with which the characters are introduced.
In the study, Jerry placed his homework on Mr. He thought his answers were all correct for the math problems. He knew he tested higher in math than reading and writing. He was worried because Mr. Hurrying down the steps to the basement, Jerry smiled with pride when he saw his bike. Aunt Clara had bought it for him. Aunt Vera disapproved, worried that the bike was too dangerous. Somehow that made it all the more special to him. Jerry carried the bike up the back steps and walked it to the driveway. He put on his helmet and rode toward the bike path.
He liked being on the bike path. Learning was harder for him than it was for most people. Every time he got through something hard, like completing the eighth grade program, people gave him something harder to do next. The act of heroism that Jerry initiates and inspires others to follow would not seem like much to most of us, but in its context it is powerful and effective. This book is all about relationships and how they interlock. Unfortunately, as important as the relationship between Clara and Vera is to the story, there were places where I feel the interaction between the two characters was viewed from a greater distance than it should have been.
There were places, particularly in the events leading up to the confrontation with Emmett, that the relationship between these two key characters could have been explored in more depth. By contrast, the relationships between Leanne and Steven are masterfully elaborated. This is a good book. Take your time with the first few chapters so you understand how the plot lines link. The ending is satisfying and reasonable.
Have you ever seen the world through the eyes of a manatee? Cap does an excellent job of clearly marking the transitions between each of the viewpoints. He even skillfully switches the viewpoint betw Originally posted at: He even skillfully switches the viewpoint between characters within the same exchange, and I was never confused about what was going on. However, I must admit that the switches between the characters did take a bit of getting used to. I was also pleasantly surprised that Mr. Cap was able to achieve real character depth with so many viewpoints vying for attention.
It was even more fun discovering how all of their lives were intertwined. I would be hard pressed to pick a favorite character from this book, but if I had to make a choice, it would be Jerry. I thought that Mr. He is truly an inspiration. Not only is Tangled Ties to a Manatee filled with a diverse group of interconnected characters, but the story also touches on a wide array of themes. Relationships are central in a story with so many characters and Mr. Cap touches on everything from simple friendship and budding romance to divorce. Each character and their actions ripple out to affect others in the story.
I must again commend Mr. Cap for being able to develop and manage so many characters in one story. Reading Tangled Ties to a Manatee was certainly an interesting experience. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue personnel dived in and noticed the manatee needed help. Police initially thought the life vest was a tracking device. With the help of a net, boat and some muscle, the FWC's Manatee Rescue team pulled the manatee to solid ground.
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