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Sep 25, 2015ebotsikos rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I really wanted to like this book and so I stayed with it. It jumps around regarding the different characters but it takes until two-thirds of the book for the Ibis to actual go to sea. The language of the book was also very disconcerting and made me stop and reread passages. The author tried to give a sense of english and indian slang writing complete sentences in pigin english, etc. There is a glossary at the back of the book, but it is more to describe the root of the word rather than the meaning. I got tired of looking up words and just went with the flow, hoping by osmosis I would get the meanings. The latter half of the book is less about the language (Thank God...) and more about the convergence of the different characters that make it onto the ship. And then the book just ends! A lifeboat is cast off and what happens to characters? Well, I guess you have to read the sequel...if you can find it. I have read triologies and each and every book can stand on its own. Not this one and that to me is a failing. Cliffhanger endings may be good for serial shows, but not in a book. Having lost interest in the characters, I'm not going to bother pursing the sequel or whatever. For these reasons, I would not recommend this book.