Sacred Hunger

by Barry Unsworth | Entertainment |
ISBN: 0307948447 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingPoodlesisterwing of Walthamstow, Greater London United Kingdom on 1/19/2021
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Journal Entry 1 by wingPoodlesisterwing from Walthamstow, Greater London United Kingdom on Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Found in an overcrowded Little Free Library

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ETA clearly I didn’t wild release this but spotted it was on 4evagreen’s wishlist.

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Journal Entry 3 by 4evagreen at Furness Vale, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Monday, January 25, 2021
Arrived safely along with its accompanying banners. Many thanks for sharing.

Journal Entry 4 by 4evagreen at Furness Vale, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Thursday, December 30, 2021
This book shines a bright light not only on the abhorrent slave trade but also on the underhand tactics that the colonial nations, in this case Britain, cheated the natives out of their own lands with false promises.

Over 600 pages long so its quite a weighty tome yet the story moves along at a good pace. There is a large and colourful cast of characters amongst the crewmen many of whom were duped into joining the ship whilst captain Thurso, is an imposing figure. In the first section of the book there is a realistic smattering of 18th century dialogue and Unsworth provides a fascinating depiction of life at sea where ships and their crews are subject to the vagaries of the wind interspersed with failed romances and family tragedy back on land.

So why didn't I enjoy it more? Perhaps its because I'm a fan of historical fiction that whilst I found the considerably longer first book an interesting adventure tale but I didn't find it particularly original, the Hornblower and Bolitho series of books capture life at sea far better IMHO. Personally I enjoyed the second book set in Florida more. The hoped for utopia of equals is clearly breaking down despite Paris’ best attempts to keep it alive is fascinating but there just wasn't enough of it for my liking. A solid book but not a great one for me.

Journal Entry 5 by 4evagreen at Buxton, Derbyshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Released 2 yrs ago (1/5/2022 UTC) at Buxton, Derbyshire United Kingdom

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