Michelle G. (mglennx) -
Helpful Score: 1
This book was an interesting read and the reader should form his/her own impression of the author's objectivity. I am glad I read it and his description of the beautiful ports he visited have given me a strong desire to see these parts of the world. Overall it is a good story, well-written, with an understandable desire on the author's part to show himself in the most favorable light possible.
This was an interesting story. The author appears to believe the whole world is wrong and he is perfect. It was a little irritating after a while. He liked people "in spite of their (fill in the blank, rudeness, treachery, incompetence...)" a writing conceit that always modifies whatever poor decision he made or action he took. The story was compelling, and I stayed up long after my usual bedtime, because I was very engaged in what happened. I glossed over the more technical jargon about boats and the minutiae of their operation and construction. Glossing over these parts took nothing away from the story. He didn't completely lose my support until he described the Coast Guard sailors saving him from yet another poor decision (with a heaping of bad luck thrown in) as "incompetent". This was an unforgivable slight in my eyes, especially from someone that had abandoned two boats because he was in fear of losing his life (and that of his crew) and had managed to lose over $600,000 of investor's money because he didn't want to be a "wage-earner" as a way to make a living. Nice work if you can get it!
This was an interesting story. The author appears to believe the whole world is wrong and he is perfect. It was a little irritating after a while. He liked people "in spite of their (fill in the blank, rudeness, treachery, incompetence...)" a writing conceit that always modifies whatever poor decision he made or action he took. The story was compelling, and I stayed up long after my usual bedtime, because I was very engaged in what happened. I glossed over the more technical jargon about boats and the minutiae of their operation and construction. Glossing over these parts took nothing away from the story. He didn't completely lose my support until he described the Coast Guard sailors saving him from yet another poor decision (with a heaping of bad luck thrown in) as "incompetent". This was an unforgivable slight in my eyes, especially from someone that had abandoned two boats because he was in fear of losing his life (and that of his crew) and had managed to lose over $600,000 of investor's money because he didn't want to be a "wage-earner" as a way to make a living. Nice work if you can get it!
