Reviews

A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes

adholmes3's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

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

3.75

friendlycryptid's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.5

andrew_j_r's review

2.0

I read this as a result of a recommendation from a podcast, either a Radio 4 Books podcast or the Guardian one. I have to confess that it sounded quite fun, like a forerunner to what Enid Blyton did a couple of decades later, so I was suprised by a couple of things. Firstly, it was a lot darker than I thought it was going to be, and secondly none of the characters were remotely likeable so you didn't root for anyone. I am not saying this was a bad book, but it was not at all what I expected. I shall have to read it again at some point now that I have realistic expectations of it.

k101's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

gvandewalle's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

jetia13's review against another edition

4.0

FUN

krobart's review against another edition

4.0

See my review here:

https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2022/10/28/review-2054-1929-club-a-high-wind-in-jamaica/

throb_thomas's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny

3.0

kathieboucher's review against another edition

5.0

All the stars! A great adventure; a great tragedy. This tale of children captive on a Caribbean pirate ship is written in an understated way that captures a child’s perception of strange events, but reads in a way that leaves no doubt about danger, horror, and its aftermath. A wow of a read.

scheu's review against another edition

3.0

This book could have been great, with the premise and the children and the stabbing and the humor, if only it had been written by someone else. As it stands, the book was written by the author, and it was not that great.