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karrama's review against another edition
5.0
This is a wonderful travel novel that combines history and adventure into one neat package. Tony Horwitz travels to many of the places that Captain Cook visited in his three voyages and heads back to England to see the great man's humble beginnings. This novel is one that I reccoment to EVERYONE. Such a good book.
elsmasho's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
tintinintibet's review against another edition
3.0
Middle aged rollicking. Blend Paul Theroux, Bill Bryson, Bill Buford, Rick Steves, add a Fallstaff/somebody feed Phil sidekick, shake well and send off to the wild blue yonder and this is what you get.
ckitchel27's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
nuthatch's review against another edition
5.0
Horwitz and his friend Roger attempt to follow the path of Captain James Cook's three voyages of discovery. Of course, time and contact with Europeans has greatly changed the societies Cook encountered. This is a lively and entertaining travel adventure.
literarylover37's review against another edition
3.0
This dragged at points but was still pretty interesting. Midnight Rising is still my favorite of his.
bkp's review against another edition
4.0
I found this book to be a pretty sharply written historical perspective on famed navigator and Captain James Cook. Horowitz' present-day explorations of Cook's journeys were interwoven cleverly with historical accounts.
Sometimes the interwoven stories got a little muddled. By the end of the book, there was some difficulty knowing whether the Cook segments were part of his second or third voyages.
Still, a great historical piece and excellent present-day examination of Pacific cultures.
Sometimes the interwoven stories got a little muddled. By the end of the book, there was some difficulty knowing whether the Cook segments were part of his second or third voyages.
Still, a great historical piece and excellent present-day examination of Pacific cultures.
ryanjjames's review against another edition
5.0
What a great book. Wow. It was 600 pages long and I wasn’t ready for it to end. The author has done an incredible way of blending adventure, history and a very thoughtful examination of the cultural impacts of globalization. In retracing Cooks 3 journeys, Horwitz provides a look at many cultures pre-European contact (Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, Pacific North West, Tonga) together with modern day impacts. An ambitious undertaking that was done in a very compelling way. Blue Lattitudes was hard to put down. I will now seek out more books by Horwitz. Fantastic job.