It actually wasnt that bad, considering i hadnt heard many good things about the book, it turned out to be good story. I was aware of the story of the Bounty, but the insight from the character of John Jacob Turnstile added a wonderful element as the Captain's servant boy. Told through Turnstile's voice, we follow the journey of the Bounty as it heads towards Tahiti and then to the eventual mutiny. Well written and researched, it was a good story in all, not the finest work ever written but defiantly engaging.