borborygm 's review for:

Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World by Joan Druett

3.0

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A five star tale in a three star book. The start was too slow, too much background information. The middle wallowed in repetition that was unnecessary. The end again was too slow with too much ancillary detail. What the castaways of the Grafton managed to do was extraordinary. What one (Holding) of the castaways of the Invercauld managed to do was also extraordinary. What two of the Invercauld castaways did was not and they were very fortunate to have Holding around.

Takeaway from the book - few "modern" men would survive under similar circumstances. I know I wouldn't.