Post by polish6 on Mar 31, 2017 15:43:55 GMT
Dear All,
Just some facts about the book.
The author is Emma-Jane Kirby, who is a BBC reporter. She has reported widely about the refugee crisis worldwide. Indeed, this book concerns a report she made back in 2013, about an optician on the island of Lampedusa (a small island, off the coast of Italy). This book is based on truth/facts.
The plot of the book revolves around the optician. He lives and works on the island of Lampedusa. He is also the owner of a boat, the Galata. One weekend he decides to invite his friends to go on the boat with him. On the water, the optician and his friends hear what they think is a flock of seagulls. However, the noise of the seagulls gets louder and louder. They then understand that they have just come across a group of migrants. The book concerns the migrants journey and the opticians journey. This is fascintaing subject matter for a story.
It is with great regret then that I have to report that this is a very poorly written book indeed. I got this book as a Xmas present, and was looking forward to reading it. Perhaps you can imagine my disappointment on reading this book. Written about a very interesting and thought-provoking subject, it falls flat on its face. I am not one to hate books - life is too short for that - but I have to say the writing is totally flat, uninteresting and very boring. It may be of interest in describing the terrible subject that it recounts, but there is little more to add.
Emma-Jane Kirby is a BBC international journalist. I do not directly know anything about her work, but I do know about another BBC international journalist - Feargal Keane. I would recommend reading his book of biography, called All Of These People. He writes like a true writer, The less said about Emma-Jane Kirby the better.
Yours Disappointed,
Marek (polish6)
Just some facts about the book.
The author is Emma-Jane Kirby, who is a BBC reporter. She has reported widely about the refugee crisis worldwide. Indeed, this book concerns a report she made back in 2013, about an optician on the island of Lampedusa (a small island, off the coast of Italy). This book is based on truth/facts.
The plot of the book revolves around the optician. He lives and works on the island of Lampedusa. He is also the owner of a boat, the Galata. One weekend he decides to invite his friends to go on the boat with him. On the water, the optician and his friends hear what they think is a flock of seagulls. However, the noise of the seagulls gets louder and louder. They then understand that they have just come across a group of migrants. The book concerns the migrants journey and the opticians journey. This is fascintaing subject matter for a story.
It is with great regret then that I have to report that this is a very poorly written book indeed. I got this book as a Xmas present, and was looking forward to reading it. Perhaps you can imagine my disappointment on reading this book. Written about a very interesting and thought-provoking subject, it falls flat on its face. I am not one to hate books - life is too short for that - but I have to say the writing is totally flat, uninteresting and very boring. It may be of interest in describing the terrible subject that it recounts, but there is little more to add.
Emma-Jane Kirby is a BBC international journalist. I do not directly know anything about her work, but I do know about another BBC international journalist - Feargal Keane. I would recommend reading his book of biography, called All Of These People. He writes like a true writer, The less said about Emma-Jane Kirby the better.
Yours Disappointed,
Marek (polish6)
