Litsy

The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty | Caroline Alexander

so-so

In British maritime history of the late 18th century, few events captured the public's imagination more than the Mutiny on the Bounty. There have been at least two films made & these positioned Fletcher Christian as standing up against a cruel Captain (actually Lieutenant on this voyage). This book, based on records & testimonies from the court martials etc, argues that far from being cruel, (Continued)

OutsmartYourShelf William Bligh tried to avoid discipline by the usual method of flogging as much as possible which throws doubt on Christian's motives for the mutiny. Plus almost half the crew wanted to leave with the Lieutenant, something unlikely if he was as capricious as reported afterwards, mostly by people who had a grudge against Bligh it must be said.

Despite the best efforts of the author, the narrative unfortunately became a little dry in places. 1y

OutsmartYourShelf My takeaway from this book is that although Bligh had his faults, I tend to think that perhaps his reputation has been unfairly traduced over the years. Overall - good account of the story but can become overly bogged down in the details & academically dry in places. 2.5⭐

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/752122519

Read: 5th Jan - 21st Jan 2023

#JoyousJanuaryReadathon @andrew65 1y

Andrew65 An interesting period of history with conflicting views. It would be interesting to know the real story, I do worry about how much might possibly have been covered up or papered over by the trial. 1y

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OutsmartYourShelf @Andrew65 So do I, especially as it was conveniently held whilst Bligh was out of the country & unable to testify in person. I‘m not saying he is blameless but it seems strange to not have one of the main people involved actually at the trial. 1y

Andrew65 @OutsmartYourShelf They definitely wanted this to progress quickly and punish people so that mutinies didn‘t spread to other ships. The ‘system‘ couldn‘t allow a message to spread and people to go unpunished in the extreme, but it would be good to know the actual truth. Like most things it most probably has some truth on both sides. 1y

Andrew65 Certainly a book I‘d be interested to read and your review does a good job of whetting the appetite. 1y

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Caroline2

Mutiny on the Bounty | John Boyne

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Loved this! Historical fiction at its best. Full of atmosphere and interesting characters and adventure on the high seas! 👍 #authoramonth

Soubhiville

AmyG Ha...how many books has this man written? I haven‘t heard of this one. 2y

Caroline2 @AmyG 😆 He is prolific! I hadn‘t heard of this one either, I just spotted it in a secondhand shop one day. 👍 2y

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BookDadGirlDad

Captain Bligh and Mr Christian: The Men and the Mutiny | Richard Hough

Vintage finds for $1 each. The 1923 Haggadah has the Hebrew, transliteration to English, and the full English. The Hough lists all priced in pounds. @Tjdiggs077

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Ast_Arslan

Mutiny on the Bounty | John Boyne

I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it. Some will be old, some will be new - don't judge me, I have a lot of books.

Day 58th

Join the fun if you want!

#tbrpile

lazydaizee I have a lot of books too. It would take me over a year to list one everyday. 3y

Ast_Arslan @lazydaizee I think it will be the same for me 😂😅 3y

RamsFan1963 @lazydaizee @Ast_Arslan I started doing my list during the pandemic, and as of today I'm at book 363. 3y

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Ast_Arslan @RamsFan1963 you really have an impressive stack 🤩 3y

mavey @Ast_Arslan Beautiful cover!! 3y

mavey @RamsFan1963 Ooh! Happy 364!! 3y

Ast_Arslan @Mavey it is ❤ 3y

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Ast_Arslan

Mutiny on the Bounty | John Boyne

Just ordered!
I do normally buy books on the bookshop, but this one is not available there so I took it on ebay 😔
I can't wait to have it!
John Boyne is one of my favourite author ❤

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Andrew65

Mutiny on the Bounty | John Boyne

Started reading Mutiny on the Bounty. Will be very interesting to see John Boyne‘s spin on this story. Should be an excellent read as his books usually are.

TrishB, EadieB, gradcat

erzascarletbookgasm Look forward to your review. I have it in my tbr. 4y

Andrew65 @erzascarletbookgasm Will tag you into my review. I think a lot of us have it in our TBR. 4y

TrishB Away at the mo so will prob be next week before I get to! 👍🏻 4y

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Andrew65 @TrishB Enjoy your time away. 😊 4y

gradcat Is this a new one by him? 4y

Andrew65 @gradcat No I think it was written in 2008. 4y

TrishB It was work! I‘ll probably get to this next week now! 4y

gradcat @Andrew65 Is it a modern take on the old

Mutiny on the Bounty

Andrew65 @gradcat Only about 15% in but looks like it. 4y

gradcat Got it! Thanks for enlightening me! 😂 I ask a lot of questions, I know. 4y

Andrew65 @gradcat Not a problem. 😊 4y

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EadieB

Mutiny on the Bounty | John Boyne

Day 4 - #Ship #MutinyontheBounty #JohnBoyne #LetsTravelAugust

I own this book and look forward to reading it soon!

OriginalCyn620, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Tove_Reads Love Boyne! ❤️ 5y

TrishB I own this one and haven‘t read yet either. 5y

OriginalCyn620 Nice cover! 😊🚢 5y

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EadieB @TrishB We should read it in September and discuss. A sort of informal Buddy Read with @Tove_Reads and @Andrew65 and anyone else who wants to join in. @gradcat 5y

TrishB Done 👍🏻 just remind me nearer the time. 5y

EadieB @TrishB Ok will find out if others want to join it and will set a date. 5y

EadieB @OriginalCyn620 I love it too! 👍 5y

Tove_Reads I read it last year and still remember it well! 5y

EadieB @Tove_Reads Glad to hear! You love spending time with Boyne! 5y

gradcat @EadieB Ditto @TrishB 👍 😊 5y

Andrew65 I need to read this too! Will be happy to read in September. @TrishB @gradcat (edited) 5y

EadieB @Andrew65 👍🏻 5y

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