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"A ship captain and his crew fight stowaways, pirates, and thieves in the modern Caribbean. Based on a true story."
Max Hardberger, Resident Scholar
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"A straight shooting ship captain from New Orleans signs on a decrepit old freighter carrying breaker freight (no containers!) from New Orleans and Miami to Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The Captain encounters rich but cheap ship owners, thieving Haitian charterers, the corrupt police of the Duvalier regime in Haiti, desperate Haitians and Dominicans, a Haitian jail, and rolling seas and high winds tha threaten to break his old ship apart. It is a very realistic portrait of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica in the 1980s. Captain Hardberger experienced it all in person, and he gives a superb (albeit fictionalized - to protect the "innocent" ) account of what happened."
Neil Okrent, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
- present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Water adventure
Yes
Water:
- on the ocean surface
- pirate attack!
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- explorer
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- The Caribbean
Island?
Yes
Island:
- Caribbean Island
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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