Castaways of the Flying Dutchman [Turtleback]

Brian Jacques (Author)

Product Details

• Turtleback: 356 pages
• Publisher: Demco Media (September 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606243151
• ISBN-13: 978-0606243155
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,861,995 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great book by a great author, September 6, 2006

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Jennifer M. Macleod "yiddishe supermama" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Castaways of the Flying Dutchman (Turtleback)

I really enjoyed reading "Castaways of the Flying Dutchman". I have read all but a few of the "Redwall" series, also by Brian Jacques, but I never quite got around to reading "Castaways of the Flying Dutchman". I don't know why, but perhaps I thought it would be a little boring. However, as son as I picked the book up and started reading, I couldn't put it down. The story is almost like 3 stories in 1: The part where he is on the Flying Dutchman, the part where he lives with the shepherd, and the part in Chapelvale. The part on the Dutchman is spooky and violent, the part with the shepherd is moving, and the part in Chapelvale is like an urgent treasure hunt. If you have read most or all of the Redwall books, you will see that Brian Jacques likes to put treasure hunts with hidden clues in his books.
My favorite part is when Wilf, the leader of the Grange Gang, tries to punch Ben and breaks his hand instead. The characters in this story are very believable, and you can even find a moral in this story if you look closely: Progress is not always a good thing. It makes no sense to destroy a village for some stone you can build houses out of. It's like breaking a glass and then taking the pieces and making another glass out of them.