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A review by abigcoffeedragon
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
4.0
This is an enjoyable young adult read.
The story follows a cabin boy on an airship and his adventures involving a trans-ocean voyage, air pirates, and mysterious new creatures that take to the sky.
On the up side, being a young adult novel this is a fast read, and easy, without an overbearing of jargon outside of air nautical terms.
The downside for me was the overly British feel of the language and the first person point of view.
All of that aside, I feel that this is actually a fun read, and I could see this more as a Disney style movie than real life, because of the involvement of the mystical creature, though I know that they would do well with airships using CGI. This had a very Treasure Planet style vibe to it for me, and that is what made it fun.
4 out of 5 stars.
The story follows a cabin boy on an airship and his adventures involving a trans-ocean voyage, air pirates, and mysterious new creatures that take to the sky.
On the up side, being a young adult novel this is a fast read, and easy, without an overbearing of jargon outside of air nautical terms.
The downside for me was the overly British feel of the language and the first person point of view.
All of that aside, I feel that this is actually a fun read, and I could see this more as a Disney style movie than real life, because of the involvement of the mystical creature, though I know that they would do well with airships using CGI. This had a very Treasure Planet style vibe to it for me, and that is what made it fun.
4 out of 5 stars.