A review by antimony
The Doldrums by Nicholas Gannon

adventurous lighthearted

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

on one hand. i loved the whimsy the nonsensical details and the ambiguous time period. i also loved the COLOR PLATE ILLUSTRATIONS !!!!! on the other hand the other reviews are right. this entire book is exposition and nearly nothing happens until more than halfway through. but the illustrations make me round up instead of down