Castaways of the Flying Dutchman - Brian Jacques

Castaways of the Flying Dutchman - Brian Jacques

Rating:

4.2/5          84 customer reviews

Review:

Summary

A boy and dog trapped aboard the legendary ship, the Flying Dutchman, are sent off on an eternal journey by an avenging angel, roaming the earth throughout the centuries in search of those in need.  Their travels lead them to Chapelvale, a sleepy nineteenth century village whose very existence is at stake.  Only by discovering the buried secrets and solving the dust-laden riddles of the ancient village can it be saved.  This will take the will and wile of all the people-and a very special boy and dog!  Brian Jacques turns from Redwall to a very different sort of story, and succeeds admirably.

Good Points

• Extremely intense and exciting.
• Frightening during a few scenes.
• Great ideas.
• Very well written.

Bad Points

• Lacks plot and action.
• The book started off well with great characters (pirates) but as soon as Neb (main character) and his dog move on, the story starts getting boring.

Overall

Good book, but I think reading Brian Jacques Redwall series would be much better. In my opinion, the book started off pretty well with pirates, but then Neb escapes and the plot starts to decrease in quality.  I recommend this book to people who likes the Redwall series and dogs.

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