Richard Logan
Auteur van Alone: Orphaned on the Ocean
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Alone: Orphaned on the Ocean door Richard Logan
Boring. Great beginning but raced through last 3/4s just to finish.
Amazing true story of a child who survives a tragedy while on a yacht with her family and a crew. Logan, the author, has certainly done his homework and comes up with a range of options behind what the mystery of what happens. Though we'll never really know, I suspect that what did happen wasn't the scenario Logan preferred.
This book is worth reading for the story alone. I couldn't help but admire Tere/Terry, and I was fascinated by the description of Julian Harvey -- a psychopath who was very, very good at putting on a normal facade. However, I don't think the book was well-written. I mean, it wasn't terrible, but it wasn't good either. I found the writing amateurish and repetitive -- I lost count of how many times the author reminded us that Harvey was a war hero.
I would still recommend this book, in spite of the way it was written, simply for the fascinating tale it tells.… (meer)
I would still recommend this book, in spite of the way it was written, simply for the fascinating tale it tells.… (meer)
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- Werken
- 1
- Leden
- 92
- Populariteit
- #202,476
- Waardering
- 3.1
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- 3
- ISBNs
- 9