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Much like Melville, very wordy and found it necessary to describe EVERY SINGLE THING seen in the ocean. But the adventure part of the novel was fun, and the chapter when they were trapped (I won't go into more detail) had me on the edge of my seat the entire time! I can definitely understand why this novel has inspired generations of young boys (and girls) towards seafaring adventures.
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One of those classics I'd somehow never gotten around to reading, so I was pleased when my oldest picked this out for bedtime story. The short chapters and limited cast of characters made it well-suited for reading aloud, though I could not make myself do a Canadian accent for Ned Land -- his gruff aggressive style just kept coming out more Scottish/Appalachian.
Anyway, there was some colonialist bullshit that we had to yell through/critique, but mostly this book is about marveling at the wonders ...more
Anyway, there was some colonialist bullshit that we had to yell through/critique, but mostly this book is about marveling at the wonders ...more
An adventure story with similar themes as Moby Dick. This novel resonates today in its environmental commentary. Watch out, younger readers, for the many pages of biological classification and description. They get tiresome after a while (even for adults).
Sep 10, 2016
superawesomekt
marked it as to-be-continued
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Dec 15, 2018
Danielle
rated it
really liked it
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