false <![CDATA[Captains Courageous]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168481543m/34057.jpg 34057 90 The only one of Kipling's novels to be cast in an American setting, Captains Courageous endures as one of literature's most cherished and memorable sea adventures. Harvey Cheyne, spoiled millionaire's son, tumbles overboard from a luxury liner--only to be rescued by the crew of a Gloucester schooner. Thus begins the boy's second voyage into the rugged rites and ways of sailors. Like all Kipling's masterworks, Captains Courageous is an interweaving of art and moral purpose. Angus Wilson has said that it shows "delicacy of craft and violence of feeling, exactitude and wile impressionism, subtlety and true innocence." A popular favorite since its first publication in 1897, the novel remains a classic story of youthful initiation--and a lively tribute to the author's famous code of bravery, loyalty, an honor among men. 1105754 1897 Captains Courageous total:781|5:175|4:260|3:261|2:60|1:25| 781 2843 1144 99 1 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Thu Oct 04 13:03:39 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 04 13:15:03 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 21:26:59 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 21:39:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 19:19:12 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 22:29:18 -0800 2009 1 Captains Courageous, AKA So You Want to be a Sailor is quite a good story if you can accept that during the course of it, you will be stuck on a fishing boat for six months and you WILL learn to like it, boy! Yes, well. Think back to your childhood and see if you can't remember something that y...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 13:00:54 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 12:22:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 17:40:27 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 09 21:32:04 -0800 2009 ------
We've read it now. It's a very difficult read, lots of dialect and sailor language (not the bad kind, LOL, just lots of ship lingo, worse than Treasure Island). Half the time I didn't know what was going on, and...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 06:26:12 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 11:22:44 -0700 2009
Not nearly as much fun as Kipling's other books (or at least the ones I've read). In fact, the books seems just fundamentally flawed. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the joy of a fish-out-of-water story comes from watching the fish flop around in unfamiliar territory for a while befo...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Dec 30 09:24:22 -0800 2008 Thu Jul 23 15:06:51 -0700 2009
Anyway...I don...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Oct 22 11:41:09 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 24 10:08:24 -0800 2009
The captain, believing Ha...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Sep 05 23:27:33 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 19 23:11:53 -0800 2008
What the book shares with the more typical Kipling fare is a...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Feb 06 07:44:03 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 07:44:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 06 06:18:33 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 06:27:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 05:11:55 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 05:24:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 15 16:13:07 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 27 22:28:36 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 15 16:13:07 -0800 2009
But what a great story for 12 year old boys to...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 05:37:50 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 06:12:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 13:15:46 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 13:23:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 10:31:23 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 10:34:12 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Jul 17 07:12:02 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 20:11:25 -0700 2009
will go through when i have some free time on my hands, and feel like reading about the ocean]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 06:58:55 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 07:00:30 -0800 2009
It's a short read, but engaging in the prose and colorful.]]> 5 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Sep 04 21:53:51 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 21:55:03 -0700 2009 1 1 false false Thu Dec 18 19:19:42 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 19:20:39 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=34057