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colleengeedrumm's review against another edition
5.0
Love is the food of marriage; let not yours starve.
victorhawi's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I've read the Jules Verne version of the book, but unfortunately you can't choose it on this app.
krobart's review against another edition
4.0
See my review here:
http://whatmeread.wordpress.com/tag/mutiny-on-the-bounty/
http://whatmeread.wordpress.com/tag/mutiny-on-the-bounty/
siobhanward's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
So I definitely had this book mixed up with the similarly titled The Mutiny on Board the HMS Bounty which is a nonfiction account of the mutiny written by the captain who was mutinied. I own both so I feel like this was an ok mistake to make.
Anyway, this is a fictionalized account of the mutiny, unfortunately focusing on the most boring part: the people who didn't actually mutiny, nor were they mutinied. They were just kind of along for the ride. I wanted to know more about Christian and the mutineers who ended up on Pitcairn Island, not the folks who just chilled in Tahiti for like four years until a British ship showed up and took them back to England to be court martialed. Even the mutiny itself was only like 10 pages long. I'm looking forward to reading Bligh's account, since at least it will cover how he and his crew got themselves saved.
Anyway, this is a fictionalized account of the mutiny, unfortunately focusing on the most boring part: the people who didn't actually mutiny, nor were they mutinied. They were just kind of along for the ride. I wanted to know more about Christian and the mutineers who ended up on Pitcairn Island, not the folks who just chilled in Tahiti for like four years until a British ship showed up and took them back to England to be court martialed. Even the mutiny itself was only like 10 pages long. I'm looking forward to reading Bligh's account, since at least it will cover how he and his crew got themselves saved.
nataalia_sanchez's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
sdmomof5boys's review against another edition
4.0
A really good read. One of the classics that isn't boring! Amazing how long it used to take to travel places and leave your life behind.
meowreads_94's review against another edition
4.0
অনেক অনেক আগে সেবার অনুবাদ পরেছিলাম। সেই অতীতে যে অতীতে নেই আমি। এ বছর বইই পড়া হচ্ছেনা সেভাবে। তো ভাবলাম অডিওবুকের উপর ভর করি। পাব্লিক ট্রানসপোরটে ঘামের গন্ধে, গায়ের চাপে বসে বা দাঁড়িয়ে আরামে বই পড়বার এই এক উপায়। সেভাবেই ভেবে চিনতে হাত দিলাম এই বইটায়। আহ, অতীতে চলে গেলাম।মনে পড়লো সাঁতার না জানা আমি কেন সমুদ্র ভালবাসি। জাহাজ এর জীবন কেন টানে। কারণ নোনা বাতাসের মাস্তুলের জীবনবীজটা সেই কবে এই সেবার নানা বই (জুল ভারন, এই বাউন্টিতে বিদ্রোহ, তিন গোয়েন্দার এক কি দুইটা বই এবং আরও অনেকে) ভিতরে বোনা আছে।
তা এবারও ইংল্যান্ডের অভিজাত পরিবারের সন্তান মিস্টার বিয়ামের হাত ধরে চড়ে বসলাম বাউন্টিতে। ঘুরে বেড়ালাম এখানে সেখানে, নাবিকের আস্তর নিয়ে। বেপরোয়া সিদ্ধান্ত, দুর্ব্যবহার এবং রোষানলের লড়াইয়ে বিদ্রোহ দেখলাম, পৃথিবীর এ প্রান্তের নরের সাথে ও প্রান্তের নারীর প্রণয় - মিলন সব দেখলাম। আহ! বড় খাসা।
উপন্যাসটা সত্য ঘটনা অবলম্বনে। তাই পড়বার সময় বুকের ভেতর হু হু করবার অনেকখানিও সত্য! মোটেও দুঃখবিলাস নয়!
তা এবারও ইংল্যান্ডের অভিজাত পরিবারের সন্তান মিস্টার বিয়ামের হাত ধরে চড়ে বসলাম বাউন্টিতে। ঘুরে বেড়ালাম এখানে সেখানে, নাবিকের আস্তর নিয়ে। বেপরোয়া সিদ্ধান্ত, দুর্ব্যবহার এবং রোষানলের লড়াইয়ে বিদ্রোহ দেখলাম, পৃথিবীর এ প্রান্তের নরের সাথে ও প্রান্তের নারীর প্রণয় - মিলন সব দেখলাম। আহ! বড় খাসা।
উপন্যাসটা সত্য ঘটনা অবলম্বনে। তাই পড়বার সময় বুকের ভেতর হু হু করবার অনেকখানিও সত্য! মোটেও দুঃখবিলাস নয়!
chichi27's review against another edition
2.0
I had remembered liking the movie when I was little, but I can't say I really enjoyed the book. It was more disapointing than anything else, with the actual mutiny being the most anticlimatic thing about the book. Boring.
wanderaven's review against another edition
4.0
I wandered into this book knowing only that it was based on a true story and that it was highly recommended by a friend. Actually, he most highly recommended the second and third books in the trilogy, but one must start somewhere.
Roger Byam is our protagonist, a fictional character dropped into an adventure that happened in real life, in the year 1789. The crew of the HMS Bounty, fed up with cruelty of their captain, commandeered the ship and sent him and those who supported him adrift.
This first book follows Byam and others who were unfortunate enough to not be one of the mutineers but were also not set adrift with their captain. Byam makes his way back to Tahiti but remains constantly on the lookout for the next British ship to appear on the horizon.
Mutiny is a classic and very well written seafaring adventure. Though the penalties for muntineering were severe, one can see why men would have been tempted to do so when saddled with a captain who was intolerably cruel with an intemperate personality.
Though I might not have approached this book without the recommendation, I'm happy to have discovered it and will almost certainly continue with the trilogy.
Roger Byam is our protagonist, a fictional character dropped into an adventure that happened in real life, in the year 1789. The crew of the HMS Bounty, fed up with cruelty of their captain, commandeered the ship and sent him and those who supported him adrift.
This first book follows Byam and others who were unfortunate enough to not be one of the mutineers but were also not set adrift with their captain. Byam makes his way back to Tahiti but remains constantly on the lookout for the next British ship to appear on the horizon.
Mutiny is a classic and very well written seafaring adventure. Though the penalties for muntineering were severe, one can see why men would have been tempted to do so when saddled with a captain who was intolerably cruel with an intemperate personality.
Though I might not have approached this book without the recommendation, I'm happy to have discovered it and will almost certainly continue with the trilogy.
summersctle's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75