A High Wind in Jamaica
1929 • 279 pages
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Average rating3.3
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Average rating3.3
Tells the story of a family of English children who, on being sent by their parents back to England from Jamaica, fall into the hands of pirates. As this voyage of innocence continues the events which unfold begin to take on a savagely detached and haunting quality.
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This is such a mess. A lot of misses in Mustich's list for me this year. Very, very dated language (naturally, it's quite old) but the story isn't good enough to give a pass.
We all know that children aren't like adults. Immature people (children, that is) are really a subspecies. It is a rare writer who can remember (and recreate) what the world looks like to children. IMHO, A High Wind in Jamaica is the best of the few good books written from a child's POV.
(Ducks head. No, really, it is better than The Lord of the Flies.)
