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Thomas Hoover
Nook | Pages: 1054 pages Rating: 3.47 | 817 Users | 71 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Caribee ISBN13 2940011087677 |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Oliver Cromwell, Hugh Winston, Kate Bedford, Jacque le Basque |
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(Doubleday, 1985) 'Action-crammed, historically factual novel . . . is a rousing read, ably researched by Hoover Publishers Weekly Barbados and Jamaica 1648. The lush and deadly Caribbean paradise, domain of rebels and slaveholders, of bawds and buccaneers. Colonists fight a wishful war for freedom against England. Idea points: Slavery, slaves, Caribbean, sugar, sugar mill, buDescribe Epithetical Books Caribbee
| Title | : | Caribbee |
| Author | : | Thomas Hoover |
| Book Format | : | Nook |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 1054 pages |
| Published | : | August 19th 2010 by Smashwords, Inc. (first published 1985) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.47 From 817 Users | 71 ReviewsArticle Epithetical Books Caribbee
I thoroughly enjoyed the story and the history. Being a devoted fan of any Caribbean island it was a pleasure to read the history in this format and not at the sight of a fort or sugar plantation where it is condensed to meaningless dates and names. This novel put me in the place and time and gave the factual information in a context I shall always remember.I read another book by Thomas Hoover several months ago, set in India, and quite enjoyed it. This one...a bit less. I was bored several times, and actually had to force myself to finish it. The majority of the story takes place on Barbados, and tracks the settlement of the island by the English up to the point the first slave ship arrives. Throughout the first 3/4 of the book, the main character talks about and thinks about taking over Jamaica. The last few pages of the story are set on Jamaica.
Great pirate story, over too soonHoover does a great job in bringing together research on 17th century piracy into a compelling story, with plenty of sex and violence along the way. Most of the story involves the failed Barbados revolution, and I wish he gave as much attention to the purely pirate days of the opening and close of the novel. Overall a good read.
Good readA great stand alone novel filled with action and characters to love and hate in equal measures. A really good read.
I thought this book took quite a long time to come to the boil but I persisted with it because I enjoyed another of his books 'The Moghul'. Not a bad effort by any means but not as good as some of his other works.
At first, I thought this had the potential to be quality historical fiction, but it just ended up reading like a wannabe historical romance. Blah.
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