Book Review - The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear
This book was written by Walter Moers and translated from German by John Brownjohn. I read this book last week and I have to say, I was quite impressed by it. It is the story of a blue bear whose first memory is floating in a nutshell in the middle of the ocean. Just before he is sucked into the Malstrom, he is saved by Minipirates and the adventures begin. He encounters many strange and wonderful creatures along the way: Babbling Billows, Hobgoblins, a Troglotroll and many more. And that only includes half of the blue bear's life. Apparently blue bears actually have 27 lives.This book is very imaginative and full of improbably twists of fate. Let's face it, sometimes translations of novels come off feeling a little flat, but that was definitely not the case here. You's swear it was written in English.
Plus, any book that contains an island called Gourmet Island, where your sole purpose is to eat, has got to be great in my opinion! Definitely worth the read and it is available at our very own Ottawa Public Library.
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posted by Dish @ 9:20 PM
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