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A review by bailey_bea
Jonge avonturiers op zee (Wereldberoemde Jeugdboeken voor jongeren en volwassenen) by Rudyard Kipling
4.0
Overall, Captains Courageous was an enjoyable read. It's a short book, but the dialogue is written in dialect, and there's quite a few references to the anatomy of boats. This made the reading slow going, as I often had to reread the dialogue to get its gist. The prose itself is often quite beautiful.
For example: "... and they brushed the Continent behind them. Towns and villages were close together now, and a man could feel here that he moved among people."
Or: "It was the forty-fathom slumber that clears the soul and eye and heart, and sends you to breakfast ravening."
The story itself is interesting enough; a spoiled millionaire's child falls overboard to be discovered by a small fishing schooner where he's put to work for several months before he can be returned to his family. The themes you might expect are the themes you get (e.g., the importance of making your own way, satisfaction from work, etc.).
For example: "... and they brushed the Continent behind them. Towns and villages were close together now, and a man could feel here that he moved among people."
Or: "It was the forty-fathom slumber that clears the soul and eye and heart, and sends you to breakfast ravening."
The story itself is interesting enough; a spoiled millionaire's child falls overboard to be discovered by a small fishing schooner where he's put to work for several months before he can be returned to his family. The themes you might expect are the themes you get (e.g., the importance of making your own way, satisfaction from work, etc.).