Ratheesh KrishnaVadhyar (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} ratheesh) wrote,@ 2008-01-28 19:50:00 |
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Last week, I bought a book called The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle from an "old books" exhibition at Koramangala. Written by Avi (Edward Irving Wortis), this is novel had received the Newbery Honor for children's literature in 1991. I read in Internet that a movie is being planned based on this novel.
The story is set in the 19th century. Charlotte Doyle, a 13-year old girl, studies in England. After completing her school, she is having to take up a voyage to the US to join her family. This turns out to be an eventful journey that transforms her life. Seahawk, the ship, is commanded by a wicked and sadistic Captain Jaggery, and the crew members, who have been suffering under his command for many years, have made a secret plan to revolt while at sea. Reminding of Moby-Dick, in the first chapter we see Charlotte boarding the ship with suspicions looming in her mind. Many people advise her to go back, and on top of that she realizes that she would be the only passenger in the ship (as the crew had managed to persuade all other passengers to abandon the trip). But she has no other options, so she continues.
Written in a very readable language, filled with incidents and twists, and three interesting characterizations (Charlotte, Captain and Zachariah), this book is an ideal one for reading during a long journey.
Last week, I bought a book called The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle from an "old books" exhibition at Koramangala. Written by Avi (Edward Irving Wortis), this is novel had received the Newbery Honor for children's literature in 1991. I read in Internet that a movie is being planned based on this novel.
The story is set in the 19th century. Charlotte Doyle, a 13-year old girl, studies in England. After completing her school, she is having to take up a voyage to the US to join her family. This turns out to be an eventful journey that transforms her life. Seahawk, the ship, is commanded by a wicked and sadistic Captain Jaggery, and the crew members, who have been suffering under his command for many years, have made a secret plan to revolt while at sea. Reminding of Moby-Dick, in the first chapter we see Charlotte boarding the ship with suspicions looming in her mind. Many people advise her to go back, and on top of that she realizes that she would be the only passenger in the ship (as the crew had managed to persuade all other passengers to abandon the trip). But she has no other options, so she continues.
Written in a very readable language, filled with incidents and twists, and three interesting characterizations (Charlotte, Captain and Zachariah), this book is an ideal one for reading during a long journey.
