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A review by jenmat1197
ব্লু লেগুন by Henry de Vere Stacpoole
3.0
This short novel is the story of Dick and Emmeline who are marooned on the island of Fiji after a shipwreck. Their cook from their original ship, Paddy, is marooned with them, and together they learn how to survive, knowing that a rescue may never come. Paddy dies after 2 1/2 years on the island and the children are left alone to fend for themselves. They become teenagers while living there - and soon fall in love. Meanwhile, Dick's father - alive on the other side of the world - is determined to find them, thinking they have to still be alive.
This was a very short book. I have seen the movie in the past, and it was much more of a romantic movie, I feel, than a romantic book. I thought the book was pretty good. Romance is not my favorite genre, and I usually stay far away from it, but after reading the reviews I decided to give it a go. The romance part is actually quite short lived in the book and it ends differently than the movie, which I also liked.
I would give it a try. I read it in a day and a half, and while it didn't give me a lot of knowledge about Fiji, it was a good read. Not high quality literature, but entertaining.
This was a very short book. I have seen the movie in the past, and it was much more of a romantic movie, I feel, than a romantic book. I thought the book was pretty good. Romance is not my favorite genre, and I usually stay far away from it, but after reading the reviews I decided to give it a go. The romance part is actually quite short lived in the book and it ends differently than the movie, which I also liked.
I would give it a try. I read it in a day and a half, and while it didn't give me a lot of knowledge about Fiji, it was a good read. Not high quality literature, but entertaining.