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In the Sea There are Crocodiles: Based on the True Story of Enaiatollah Akbari

Fabio Geda

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Nov 20, 2011 Beverly rated it liked it

• The book had a conversational style and the narrator is charming and not necessarily dwelling on all that is wrong with the world that set him on this journey but always emphasized the positive and the kindness of others that helped him
• I would say this is more YA than adult and would make for a great HS book discussion
• I could not imagine being on my own at 10 yrs old and crossing borders and figure out how to survive in this world
• The narrator feels that his mother gave him a second chanc ...more

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Nov 28, 2018 Nikoleta rated it liked it · review of another edition

Видимо по-слаба книга от репертоара на изд. "Жанет 45", което обичайно подбира стойностни преводни неща. Историята е вълнуваща и увлича, още повече, че е по действителен случай. Но извън нея няма нищо: стил липсва, текстът е като написан от 9-годишно дете. Бих казала, че и в коригирането има пропуски, а корицата е пиксализирана. Все пак - 3 звезди. ...more

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Nov 08, 2011 Lisa of Hopewell rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2011, translated-into-english

I didn't know what to think of this, but ended up marveling at this boy's survival instinct. Makes me cringe when I think of the silly stuff we American parents "worry" about happening to our kids--like bad grades, not being picked for the team or having to eat nutrition-free school lunches. This young man, even though this is a fictionalized account of his life, is a ROLE MODEL. And his mother DID know what she was doing--she gave him LIFE for ever, not for the short selfish term. ...more

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