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marija2510's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
octavia_cade's review
2.0
The main character, a man with rather more money than personality, takes a steamer from England to America. He's a little bit dull to be honest, but periodically the endless description of life aboard ship is interrupted by an old friend, who is about to fight a duel onboard ship. I will not spoil things by telling how it ends, but I will say that when Dr. Pitferge was describing how his arm had been cured of paralysis back in the day, I saw the end coming like the ridiculous thing that it was, thought "Surely not" and then "Yes, surely, there's no hope of avoiding this train wreck" and there wasn't. Said train wreck was the only piece of excitement in the whole book, though, so beggars can't be choosers.
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