Emmanuel Appadocca: Or, Blighted Life

by Michel Maxwell Philip

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Genres: Historical Fiction

264 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1997

Reviews

[Audrey Harris]

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[Kimba Wisotsky]

I love pirates

[Bookish]

An epic story of daring, adventure, and love, this novel is both historically real and delightfully fantastical. A wealthy Trinidadian of mixed race, educated at the best universities in Europe, fluent in multiple languages, a lawyer and politician, Maxwell Philip was incensed over the continued practice of slavery in the United States. And as a lover of Sir Walter Scott’s wildly popular fiction, Philip knew how to spin an enthralling tale. Starring the adventure-seeking son of a white wealthy planter and a black enslaved woman, the novel reveals a spectacular and deeply moving world of honor and danger unmatched in pirate fiction. The ending will slay you. —Katharine Ashe (https://www.bookish.com/articles/pira...)

[Fred Putnam]

If you appreciate having read "The Count of Monte Cristo" you will most likely enjoy reading "Emmanuel Appadocca; or Blighted Life: A Tale of the boucaneers". Set in the Caribbean, this is a powerful story of personal revenge, much like Dumas's earlier "Georges", albeit without the moral reflection of "Monte Cristo".

[Joe]

Deadbeat dads who whinge about family court have no idea how good they have it now.

[Sydney]

Ok I honestly ended up liking this more than I thought, book 1 was more of an origin story and didn’t really show much of Appadocca’s interaction w characters and it bored me a little. However, I really enjoyed reading book 2, it was a fun adventure story. I would give this 3.5 stars if I could.

[Jessica DMJ]

fun pirate book 10/10, just don't take it too seriously