That’s an acute observation about fiction. Even w/ a Kindle (which has adjustably big print so I can still read) they tell you a percentage. Makes the whole experience psychologically different.
. . . except when I came to the last page, all that was on it was: “Journal found in a drifting raft next to a desiccated corpse.” So it turned out I didn’t know how it would end.
It’s a real book about a real guy whose sailboat went down quite suddenly in the middle of the night in the east Atlantic. He drifted for weeks, months maybe, before making land somewhere in the Caribbean. He caught fish to eat (raw or sun-dried) and collected rain water and condensation to drink that kept him alive. Barely. Good book.
Concretionist about 3 years ago
That’s an acute observation about fiction. Even w/ a Kindle (which has adjustably big print so I can still read) they tell you a percentage. Makes the whole experience psychologically different.
Shirl Summ Premium Member about 3 years ago
LOL, Good one.
sandpiper about 3 years ago
Caulfield knows how to make dull even duller.
royq27 about 3 years ago
Excellent book.
Jon Premium Member about 3 years ago
. . . except when I came to the last page, all that was on it was: “Journal found in a drifting raft next to a desiccated corpse.” So it turned out I didn’t know how it would end.
Richard S Russell Premium Member about 3 years ago
“Boring” and “accurate” are adjectives. Caulfield’s usage of them instead of their corresponding nouns is just a fail.
Stephen Gilberg about 3 years ago
I thought Caulfield would finish in less than a tenth of the time, bored or not.
michiganmtbr about 3 years ago
Ginger ale? Not Vernors?
TennesseeFran about 3 years ago
It’s a real book about a real guy whose sailboat went down quite suddenly in the middle of the night in the east Atlantic. He drifted for weeks, months maybe, before making land somewhere in the Caribbean. He caught fish to eat (raw or sun-dried) and collected rain water and condensation to drink that kept him alive. Barely. Good book.