Reviews

A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes, Francine Prose

eunicek82's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

Really twisted and dark. Think Lord of the Flies meets pirates. This is what happens when a group of children are under-supervised by a group of pirates and as you can imagine, things do not go well. I think it’s a pretty shocking meditation on the resilience and adaptability of children. I also thought it was probing at who exactly should be held accountable in this scenario, the parents, the pirates, the children?? I think this could be applied on a larger scale. 

evancdent's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

3.75

juliana_aldous's review against another edition

4.0

What a strange little book.

thepaperbackplace's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

paul281f's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

timbo001's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

meaganmd's review against another edition

4.0

A great classic. I found multiple parts clever and even laughed out loud a few times.

miranda_bird's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

kiriamarin's review against another edition

3.0

Sobre crianças e piratas em comum amoralidade e crueldade. O livro tem boas observações sobre a psicologia, educacao e como as crianças eram vistas pelos adultos no século XIX.
Não é um livro "pesado" mas aventuresco e imaginativo,ate porquê o ponto de vista é de uma criança, Emily,10 anos, que tem sua "inocencia" ,percepção de mundo adulto e seu "papel" de mulher despertado, o que é traumático e incômodo. Também diz muito sobre o modelo patriarcal de educação que coloca um peso na costa do sexo feminino desde cedo, enquando outros garotos da mesma idade de Emily são livres de responsabilidades e não tem sua maturidade forçada.

Nao existem piratas de "bom coração"
Uma visão delicada e cinza dos mundos que se encontram em uma inesperada jornada ao mar .

jimmypat's review against another edition

4.0

Children or pirates... who would you rather be trapped with? In the context of this book, I'm with the pirates! Unsentimental and stark (yet, at times, whimsical and funny), this book is an accurate and somewhat chilling look at the lives of children in a world that doesn't always have their best interest at heart.