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The Journal Of Brian Doyle: Greenhorn on an Alaskan Whaling ShipThe, Florence, 1874 (My Name Is America),

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"The Journal Of Brian Doyle: Greenhorn on an Alaskan Whaling Ship The, Florence, 1874" is a book I'm sure boys will love (not to say girls won't!). I'm not familiar with the history of whaling, so I was very interested in what this book had to offer. It's amazing that such a young boy could be thrust into the brash world, and yet be compassionate to the people around him and have sympathy for the slaughtered whales. I did become confused with the characters since there were so many men on the ship. If you're looking for a different type of historical fiction that doesn't involve wars, then I suggest you give this book a try. I recommend.

Wow. I just got through reading this book. It was great! Brian Doyle is a great charaacter -- a kid running from his father -- who has no idea what he's signed up for when he ends up on a whaling ship. He has no idea how hard and challenging his life will become. Or how he will change by the time his incredible adventure is over.

I think this is one of the best books in the series. I love whales. And I loved reading this.

Ok, this book was not cool.
First of all, it seems like all it consists of is fights and swearing REALLY bad words at each other. There is almost no whales, which I guess is the whole point, but still.
All he talks about is his brother this and "I wonder what my brother's doing" and "Sean Michael that".
Halfway through the book, they abandon ship because it got frozen in ice, and he sets off walking, and I completely lost the thought of it. I finished it simply because I wanted to see if it got more interesting at the end, but nothing really did.
The last complaint I have is about the epilouge. It never really said what happened to him. He married, had kids and then....nothing. Oh yeah, and he finally met up with his brother.
It's all about "he hates me and I hate him", "he hit me, so I hit him back".
I definitely am glad it was borrowed, I'm not going to buy it, and I do not recommend this to anyone.