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  <title><![CDATA[Bourbon Island 1730]]></title>
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  <default_description>It is 1730 when Raphael Pommeroy arrives in the West Indies with his ornithology professor.  They&amp;#8217;re supposed to be in search of the almost-extinct dodo . . . but Raphael is quickly entranced with the piratical inhabitants of the island, becoming obsessed with their vision of a world where all people are free and equal, regardless of their skin color.  Drama unfolds on Bourbon Island as all the inhabitants race to find the treasure secretly cached on their island &amp;#8211; and reveal their inner selves in doing so.  

An epic adventure in the tradition of &lt;I&gt;Watership Down, &lt;/I&gt;Bourbon Island 1730 is a unique historical drama featuring animal characters, fully imagined and realized by Lewis Trondheim and Appollo in pitch-perfect words and inventive pictures.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Lewis Trondheim]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Pirates, colonies, and slavery. Arrrgh, it’s really not all that funny. Based on the history of La Réunion island, <em>Bourbon Island 1730</em> is a graphic novel co-written and illustrated by the great French novelist Lewis Trondheim. Originally uninhabited, Reunion Island (at times called Bourbon Island...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37180344">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Thu Feb 26 22:22:59 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Feb 26 22:57:16 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book gained its second star in the last 50 pages. My main issue is with the artwork, and I nearly didn't finish because of it. Because there is no variation of line width, and not nearly enough usage of solid black, my eyes didn't know where to go in each panel and the characters didn't stick o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47665351">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Looks almost like a straightforward story about pirates and slavery, but there's a lot going on here. It's a thoughtful historical drama, a comedy of manners and a political satire, based on ugly events. I would totally recommend it for young adults, but older people will appreciate it on other leve...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58857158">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="65720492">
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  <date_added>Fri Jul 31 19:13:49 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;We were twenty years old, lad, and we invented freedom. The English, French, and Spanish navies, the fleets of the Mughal Emperor and the king of Portugal, they all feared us. Not because we attacked them and looted their ships, although we did that, but because we were free! Black and white, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65720492">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="65767074">
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    <body><![CDATA[I bought this right after I read David's review. Although I was not thrilled by the artwork, I was quickly intrigued by the story. ]]></body>
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    <review id="77819579">
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    <body><![CDATA[an interesting story of piracy, slavery, rebellion and island life.  There are some naturalists too.]]></body>
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    <review id="49174303">
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not my favorite Trondheim. Not familiar with Appollo's stuff. Felt short. Want more.]]></body>
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    <review id="73326312">
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    <body><![CDATA[i wish I liked this better.]]></body>
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    <review id="46624984">
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[You really can't go wrong with a Trondheim book.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A good, historically authentic pirate story with Trondheim's character-specific animal symbolism--what could be a better treasure?  I am betting that the depictions of some groups here runs into trouble in the US and hope taht discussion, rather than censure, ensues.]]></body>
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    <review id="31123783">
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    <body><![CDATA[Minor Trondheim, diluted Trondheim, but still pretty charming on its way. And probably a must for Pirate fans. <br/><br/>]]></body>
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    <review id="37294204">
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 13 19:49:58 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm reading the recently published english version.]]></body>
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