Sarah B’s Reviews > The Good Shepherd > Status Update

I seem to be coming near the end of this book. I will finish this tomorrow as it's midnight here. While this has lots of action and dropping depth charges it's not exciting. And I think that is due to the writing style. Perhaps as a movie it would be different?

The captain has been on the bridge in command for 20 hours straight and finally he has sat down as all of the time he has been standing. This is definitely one tough man. He has eaten two sandwiches, drank lots of coffee and there have been no bathroom breaks for him at all. Too busy hunting the U-boats.

This book is quite unusual and not exactly what I was expecting. It seems to be almost entirely commands from the captain/ bridge chatter. People following orders. If I had a dollar for each time the captain says "Very well" in here I'd be rich! He says it a lot.

This is getting very interesting. Makes me wonder how did they know that the blurb they see on the radar is a U-boat? I guess they would know where any Allie submarines are?? Or they make different sounds? But this convoy moving in this zigzag pattern sounds like a headache.

I am reading this now. I did start this yesterday and didn't get too far due to the late hour. But I am hoping for an exciting naval story. I have seen those Horatio Hornblower films which is apparently from the same author?? Loved those. But Krause is already facing a difficult problem. Tough decision to make! Keep the fleet together or go after a U-boat?