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A harrowing story but useful to consider in difficult times—these poor people had such a hard time.

(Image: batik by Jessica Land)

I‘m bailing. Hate to do it, but since looking at the excellent books I read in January I don‘t want to lose that streak of excellence just starting off in February. This book is dry as dirt. There‘s a shipwreck but it‘s not as dire as it makes out. They‘re on an island with a constant food source (sea lions) and ability to build shelter. If it weren‘t cast as so life-threatening then maybe it‘d be ok. But the attempt at drama is poor. ⬇️

I‘ve started my first book for #NewZealand #foodandlit #readingOceania2024 @Catsandbooks @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle

I love survival stories so I thought this book involving not one but two shipwrecks would be right up my alley. Alas, I found the writing to be incredibly dry. I found myself skimming through multiple pages of text describing species of plants & ship building techniques. And while I acknowledge that these men needed to eat sea lions to survive, I was not prepared for the many descriptions of the brutal ways they were killed. ⚓️⚓️/5

The story of 2 different shipwrecks on uninhabited Auckland Island in the 1800s and the role that variations in leadership and morale had on the outcomes for both groups. The writing was a little clunky at times but overall a really interesting story. 3* #bookspinbingo

It‘s been a crazy few weeks at work but I have the next 4 days off and my main ‘to do‘ item is to work on #bookspinbingo. Glorious! Has anyone read this one? I can‘t remember how it ended up on my kindle (although that isn‘t uncommon!).

Fascinating story with underwhelming execution. Hard to say if the writing style, narration (or both) were what me not engage with this book much. Overall, I liked it enough to finish but sped it up to 1.35x. It needed editing or excitement or something, but I'm glad to know more about shipwrecks, survival, and the Auckland Islands ⭐⭐⭐ #ATY2020 (set in the Southern hemisphere) @BarbaraBB

For the first time in my listening life, I've sped up the narration. A vast improvement 🙌🏻 #ATY2020 (set in the Southern hemisphere)

Next on audio: this has been in my Audible library forever, and I'm finally reading it for #ATY2020 (set in the Southern hemisphere) @BarbaraBB

This was a fascinating read. Two different ships wrecked on opposite sides of the same island in 1864. The two groups of survivors had vastly different experiences; one group worked together to survive, while the other suffered from starvation and a lack of leadership.
A great read for anyone who enjoys survival stories or maritime history.
The photo is of the remains of the wreck of the Grafton in the late 1800s.

#audiobook interesting enough listen.

An Amazing story of a crew that was shipwrecked in the Pacific on a set of deserted Islands in 1865. Highly recommend! (Listened via Scribd) 4/5⭐

#BookNDinner! This is an audiobook meal—amazing listen. Accompaniment this humid and wet evening: a pesto burger with mozzarella and tomato, french fries with brown gravy, and unsweetened iced tea. MMMMmm 😋! Happy reads & happy eats! 😎👌🏻

#BookNDinner! More technically #BookNLunch and dinner, lol. Audiobook this evening, and an excellent one so far! Accompaniment this warm and wet night: cheesesteak with mozzarella and mushrooms, mozzarella sticks, and Cherry Coke! MMMmmmm 😋! Happy reads & happy eats! 😎👌🏻

You probably don't want to go to Camp Nightingale. Lots of bad history there.

You don't want to go to Auckland Island either. It's pretty much the last place on Earth you want to be shipwrecked! #LetsTravelAugust #Camping #Ship

This marks my last official #NonFiction2018 book! I enjoyed keeping track in my #bujo this year - thanks for sponsoring this challenge, @Riveted_Reader_Melissa !!! I liked this #audiobook- who doesn‘t love a shipwrecked account? It‘s fascinating and my only regret is that I don‘t have the map that I‘m sure the physical version includes!

Ok, so I may have gone a little crazy during the Audible book sale. 😆💸💸💸
#Audible #BookSale #BookHaul
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This was a fascinating depiction of two separate yet overlapping shipwrecks on the Auckland Islands. It really shows how leadership can lead to survival or doom. The first group did have some advantages though, not just in leadership, but in camaraderie, pre wreck, in timing, and the personalities of the survivors.

Very interesting, especially the Robinson Crusoe parts, even though the narrative was a bit... flat. The audiobook narrator is perhaps a bit monotonous, which doesn't help, but it wasn't too bad.

Another book that I picked up cheap on Audible. A fine addition to the survival in remote places narratives, this takes place on the Auckland Islands far to the south of New Zealand in the 1850‘s, where the crews of two ships the Grafton and the Invercauld are shipwrecked at the same time but are unaware of each other presence. A tale showing the importance of leadership as one crew perseveres and survives, while the other self destructs.

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