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Mutiny On The Bounty by John Boyne

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misaqi's review

adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book was a bit out of my comfort zone, but I’m so happy I read it. I'll admit, the language was a bit tricky at first, but once I got the hang of it, I was fully sucked in by the story and the characters. Boyne's storytelling was so good that I felt like I was right there with them. Despite the language being a bit tough at first, I had a great time reading it.

glennj's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

lottepot's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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kristinvdt's review against another edition

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4.0

Touching and fun. Very enjoyable even as an adult reader.

tortreadsbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

It takes quite a while to paint the picture and get to the juicy parts, but I enjoyed it all the same!

jhouses's review against another edition

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3.0

Despues de revisitar la película (versión con Marlon Brando y Trevor Howard) me entró curiosidad por este libro que ya había visto recomendado.
No es un mal libro, muy enfocado en reivindicar al capitán Blight y en poner a Fletcher Christian en su sitio. Bastante respetuoso con la historia (no tanto con la geografía pues confunde Santa Cruz de Tenerife con Portugal) pero flojea en algunos aspectos: Se hace muy pesado en la narrativa del viaje de Blight y los leales hasta Timor (a capítulo por día). Entiendo que quiere transmitir la angustia y el alcance de la hazaña y el sufrimiento en la lancha pero es que pierdes a los lectores. También resulta pobre el tratamiento de Fletcher Christian y el momento del motín ya que por el motivo que sea el autor decide que su despabilado protagonista no se entere de nada hasta el último momento.
Al parecer incluye un guiño al protagonista de [b:The Thief of Time|48004|The Thief of Time|John Boyne|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1311981708l/48004._SY75_.jpg|46977] que pongo por si acaso en mi To Read.

kelbi's review against another edition

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4.0

I’ve loved just about all John Boyne’s books so decided to listen to this on Audible. The subject matter was one I’d not normally choose, but I found myself engrossed by it. Now looking up the events to see how close they are to the novel, though I understand that they may still be in contention

amarasanti's review against another edition

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3.0

I love John Boyne's writing but I have to say this isn't my favorite of his books. As usual, he does an excellent job of really opening up his characters to the readers. However, I felt like this book could be about 1/2 the current length. If it had, I'm sure my rating would have been much higher. I didn't really know the story of the HMS Bounty and this book has caused me to want to do some further research. I did find myself not wanting to put it down towards the end but not enough for me to recommend it to other readers.

madswag27's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5? I came to this having read the Caroline Alexander history of the mutiny and not much else, so it was interesting to see it unfold from a fictional narrative angle this time, although the mutiny itself happens very late in the book. (There were ups and downsides to the choice of narrator, I felt, because he misses most of what's going down with the mutiny.)

Boyne definitely seemed focused on rehabilitating Captain Bligh's character, and that's cool, I think he did a really good job of making him seem a Good Man At Heart, and I knowwww much was done previously to make Fletcher Christian seem heroic and whatever, and I am fine with him being the true villain of the piece, but I'm still going to say it: Fletcher Christian is my favourite and I would have liked to see more of him, because in this version his character remained mostly opaque to us. And the best part of this book was already the aftermath of the mutiny with Bligh, but I wished we could've somehow had a glimpse of the post-mutiny mutineer side too.

(Sidenote: if I never have to read the phrase "gave me the motions" ever again in my life it'll still be too soon.)

jackmack's review

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adventurous funny informative inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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