Author: André Laurie and Jules VerneOriginal title: L'Épave du Cynthia
Pages: 432
Edition Language: Russian
Series: no
Format: e-book
Genres: Adventure, Mystery
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Blurb:
1886 novel by Andre Laurie and Jules Gabriel Verne. A novel about a young man's search for his identity leads him through Verne's 5th novel of Arctic exploration.
My thoughts:
One of my childhood favorites. The Scandinavian setting of
this novel was unusual and quite refreshing. The plot revolved around a dark-haired
boy called Erik in a family of blond Norwegians. He was discovered by them in the sea as a
baby tied to a ship's buoy. The plot concerns Erik's efforts to chase
round the world trying to track down a sailor who supposedly knows the secret
of his abandonment. We follow Eric’s life from his childhood: all his struggles
in finding his own identity as he has no roots. It was a nice coming of age story, but still I liked more the adventurous
part of the novel. It was a great sea journey that I followed with a map open, marking their route and places visited. It is true
that everything comes together rather conveniently at the end, but I could not
ask more from a teen adventurous story.
Rating:
4/5 
Fun! I've read several Jules Verne novels, but was not aware of this one. And I love that you used to read it with an open map beside you. :D
ReplyDeleteThank you. Actually Jules Verne is my youth author. Which were you favourite?
ReplyDeleteI was really into fantasy books by Elizabeth Boyer and Terry Brooks, and science fiction by Heinlein. I loved Lois Duncan's mysteries. And, of course, ALL the Oz books. :)
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