A review by nie_fertig
Castaways of the Flying Dutchman by Brian Jacques

Did not finish book. Stopped at 0%.

I ended about halfway through this book just because the Biblical/Christian messages are literally shoved down the reader's throat - it was too much. I thought the plot was super cool - how this boy and his intellectual dog are immortal after a brutal storm on the Flying Dutchman and they spend eternity around the world helping people. Like, that's super cool!! But, this boy and his dog constantly mention how wholesome they are for the Lord and how grateful they are for God - the religious messages get extremely biased when they travel into this small village where everyone (except the antagonists w o w) are proud Christians and they have to let the world know 24/7. Sorry if this review sounds offensive, but when any religion (especially any form of Christianity) is constantly mentioned to the point where the media is pretty much saying "if you're not Christian, then you're a bad person," then I can't stand it! Besides, you could replace the overuse of Christianity in this book with anything and it would still be annoying... 
Nevertheless, I did love how the author wrote dialogue like the stuttering librarian was actually stuttering and when the dog was learning how to speak, he was actually barking in his dialogue. As a writer who does the same thing, I really like that stylistic dialogue choice!