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Book Info:
Last Voyage a the Vengeferth begins: Aye, I'm Wil DeVoe. I sailed as first mate 'board the Vengeferth. Amid her last trip, I was charged by the far known Captain Werthman, with someday puttin' ta the page a clear record a the events on our last voyage. I found the someday, an' these pages appear ready ta take on our voyage's clearest account this hand can pen. First, my apology ta ya men readers who put down tuppence for this tome. Apology's for leavin' out the hard language some might prefer left in. Aye, 'twas there, salty sprinkled through, as wherever seafarin' men be found. But I swear the tale can be well told without it. (Tis humor, swearin' not ta use the swearin' words.) I must leave out the hard language, or apologize ta the ladies on its account. Aye, I'll be leave out much a the more humdrum, tryin' stuff as well. Stuff tryin' a body's patience an' tryin' ta lower eyelids inta sleep.
Yet rest assured our trip held far enough tribulations ta fill a hefty tome. I'll go ta the grave recallin' it frightfully clear. I swear I'm 'bout ta use this fine feather pen's blackest ink ta stow ya 'board. I'll send ya smellin' salty breezes an' pickle brine on the Last Voyage a the Vengeferth. (I)'Board the Vengeferth (1) The white 'Twas done 'fore the boy knew. 'Fore any knew. The beast charged straight up from the black bowels a hell an' swirled back down unseen. But the red broilin' water told the tale ta all with eyes. In three thrashin' seconds the brute come an' went. We stood stunned witless. The best good thing was the quickness.
He never knew it happened. He'd done the smart thing like I told im the night before. The boy listened well when I told if he struggled they'd tie im ta the chair an' it could go worse. He sat right down on it, an' in the water stayed under a fair while 'fore climbin' up the line ta poke his head out gaspin'. But then the brute hit. The boy should a been okay. I swear I didn' mean ta lie ta im. There's no knowin' 'bout whites. Just no knowin'. We began ta haul up the chair, but the captain wouldn' have it. He cut the line, his angered face white as the mainsail. Had ta be angered at imself for givin' o'er ta such foolishness, an' maybe he already had a touch a fear. His mouth was a thin line, an' his eyes clenched 'til y'd a thought 'em closed. Cut loose, the chair took a notion ta float. Twenty feet out it hung in a pool a redness. It stayed still there an' we stared at it, seemed near an hour. Till, just as sudden, that chair tipped an' sunk, suckin' the line down like a last spaghetti noodle. We'd been given our time ta pray. But the prayin' was o'er an' the captain strode ta his cabin, eyes narrow ahead, sayin' nothing an' seein' nobody.
We all stepped from his path more outa' fear than respect. There wasn' a lot respect ta be found for im 'bout then. Two hours later he came 'round whilst we ate. We'd a gone silent if we hadn' already been so. The usual chat wasn' in us. The clickin' a spoons against plates been soundin' loud, till that too stopped when he showed his face. "Men, that boy wasn' meant ta die." He offered slow, his eyes down, a tremble under his voice as though speakin' with God, "He was a feisty sort, an' most certainly didn' deserve it. But too sadly, what's done's done. Much as I'd like, I can't bring im back." His o'ersized nose was red. Then he his voice began comin' up stronger, "The thing I can think ta do is seek out his revenge on the ugly brute that took im. When they get a good meal, they may not go hurryin' off. They're expected ta hang around a day or two hopin' for another morsel. Jack, ya sharpen the old harpoons tonight. 'Tis a fearful mean business an' mine alone. I'll order no man ta go with me in the morn', though a volunteer or two wouldn' be turned away. Cookie, pull the two toughest steak."
My Thoughts on This Book:
When I first started reading Last Voyage a the Vengeferth, It reminded of a book I had read when I was a child. It was a pirate ship story, and it was one of the books that made me fall in love with reading. I couldn't help but feel some nostalgia when reading this.
When you open this book, you better be ready for a crazy adventure. The plot is exciting and interesting. The pirate ship got into a bit of trouble when a wave capsized the unfortunate vessel. I found that the adventure about how the crew handled the events following the most interesting. The stories of the characters lives were so hilarious and entertaining. I enjoyed reading about how they overcame the challenges of being stranded and awaiting their rescue. The shipwreck story was different than most. It didn't have the typical tropes that most have.
One of the best parts of this book is how educational it is. This book, in my opinion, is perfect for 3-6th-grade readers. The language and reading comprehension can be quite challenging in this book so it would be perfect for reading assignments and teaching critical thinking skills. I believe children will enjoy reading this book.
I was surprised by the fact that I loved the dialog in this book. I do realize that some readers will be put off or have challenges reading a book written with wording such as this. I feel like the language used was authentic and the type you would expect on a pirate ship. It made it fun and genuine. I think the author did a great job with the dialog.
The only thing I disliked about this book, and I use that word lightly as I did rate this book five stars because I truly believe this was a great book. The issue is the number of characters. I found that I had trouble keeping track of all of them, I can't imagine how I child would do. I thought that there was a lot of backstory to all of the characters and yet I still struggled with knowing which character had what backstory. I think that maybe cutting a couple of characters would have made this story even better than it was.
Overall, I believe you should check this book out. It is fun and an adorable middle-grade novel filled with pirates and a pretty crazy adventure.
Disclaimer: I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest and unbiased review
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