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The Company: The Story of a Murderer | Arabella Edge

Little Free Library spoils from the holidays.

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KCofKaysville

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle | Avi

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Lively YA story of young girl who deals with a lot of troubles on a ship from England to the US in early 1800s I think. A good tale with a strong heroine. A little hard to believe though.

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KCofKaysville

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle | Avi

Started a YA book I haven‘t read before.

EclecticBookLover This book always stayed with me after I read it in 4th grade. I had to read years later for graduate school and felt it was just as good. Enjoy! 5mo

KCofKaysville @EclecticBookLover Thanks. I usually like ship-relaed stories. 5mo

CaramelLunacy I really loved this one growing up 5mo

KCofKaysville @CaramelLunacy It was pretty good!
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Smarkies

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle | Avi

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Between a pick and a so-so as it took a while for the story to get going. It was also darker than I thought it would be. However, all in all, fairly enjoyable.

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Christinak

Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder | David Grann

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This was a fast read for me - full of adventure! I read this originally because it was on Obamas summer book list.

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Purpleness

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle | Avi

Hadn‘t read this since my teens! One more down for #rereadingsummer.

MyNamesParadise Ahhh!! I remember reading this in my 7th grade English class and loved it! 10mo

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eraderneely

Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder | David Grann

Yup, loving this misadventure story

squirrelbrain I have this reserved on BorrowBox and it‘ll come to me mid-June I think - it‘s (digital) print though, not audio. Do you think I need audio? 11mo

eraderneely @squirrelbrain I like to always have an audiobook to hand for doing jobs and going on walks and this has been very good on audio. But I think it would be great in (digital) print too. 11mo

eraderneely So if you‘re looking for an audiobook, yes, do it. But if you just want to read it, either way will work. 11mo

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Amie

Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder | David Grann

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I can't say that I'm particularly interested in shipwrecks and mutiny but I decided to read this based on liking the author's previous books. This was well-written and well-researched. The audiobook narration by Dion Graham was excellent. He also narrated Poverty by America which I happened to listen to right before this one.

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OutsmartYourShelf

The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty | Caroline Alexander

so-so

In British maritime history of the late 18th century, few events captured the public's imagination more than the Mutiny on the Bounty. There have been at least two films made & these positioned Fletcher Christian as standing up against a cruel Captain (actually Lieutenant on this voyage). This book, based on records & testimonies from the court martials etc, argues that far from being cruel, (Continued)

OutsmartYourShelf William Bligh tried to avoid discipline by the usual method of flogging as much as possible which throws doubt on Christian's motives for the mutiny. Plus almost half the crew wanted to leave with the Lieutenant, something unlikely if he was as capricious as reported afterwards, mostly by people who had a grudge against Bligh it must be said.

Despite the best efforts of the author, the narrative unfortunately became a little dry in places. 1y

OutsmartYourShelf My takeaway from this book is that although Bligh had his faults, I tend to think that perhaps his reputation has been unfairly traduced over the years. Overall - good account of the story but can become overly bogged down in the details & academically dry in places. 2.5⭐

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/752122519

Read: 5th Jan - 21st Jan 2023

#JoyousJanuaryReadathon @andrew65 1y

Andrew65 An interesting period of history with conflicting views. It would be interesting to know the real story, I do worry about how much might possibly have been covered up or papered over by the trial. 1y

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OutsmartYourShelf @Andrew65 So do I, especially as it was conveniently held whilst Bligh was out of the country & unable to testify in person. I‘m not saying he is blameless but it seems strange to not have one of the main people involved actually at the trial. 1y

Andrew65 @OutsmartYourShelf They definitely wanted this to progress quickly and punish people so that mutinies didn‘t spread to other ships. The ‘system‘ couldn‘t allow a message to spread and people to go unpunished in the extreme, but it would be good to know the actual truth. Like most things it most probably has some truth on both sides. 1y

Andrew65 Certainly a book I‘d be interested to read and your review does a good job of whetting the appetite. 1y

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megnews

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle | Avi

so-so

I love historical fiction so I should love Avi more but he‘s really hit or miss with me. This will probably be the last of his I read. Quantity vs quality? This was ok but as they say, nothing to write home about it.

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