It's been a busy year so far so not got much in...
Duma Key - Stephen King
Just After Sunset - Stephen King
Mutiny on the Bounty - John Boyne
Monsoon - Wilbur Smith
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How was Mutiny on the Bounty?
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There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
Edith Wharton
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There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
Edith Wharton
Well, I really enjoyed it but I hated the main character at first, he seemed such a cocky wide boy, a real stereotypical "chirpy cockney" geezer.
I stuck with it though and ended up enjoying it, it showed Captain Bligh in a totally different way than he is usually portrayed, normally Captain Bligh seems to be the "bad guy" while Fletcher Christian is the saintly "good guy", this book turned things around.
I think I would recommend it, it wasn't a heavy read but it was entertaining.
I stuck with it though and ended up enjoying it, it showed Captain Bligh in a totally different way than he is usually portrayed, normally Captain Bligh seems to be the "bad guy" while Fletcher Christian is the saintly "good guy", this book turned things around.
I think I would recommend it, it wasn't a heavy read but it was entertaining.
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John Boyne is coming to the Melbourne Writer's Festival in August, and I am contemplating going to listen to him talk. I just recently bought his latest book, House of Special Purpose.
My Blog - Reading Adventures
All things Historical Fiction - Historical Tapestry
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
Edith Wharton
All things Historical Fiction - Historical Tapestry
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
Edith Wharton