Captains Courageous Audiobook

" I saw the movie with Spencer Tracy forever ago; it is nothing like the book. Very fun read, but I like Kipling's work. "

" The sailor speak was tedious to read. And it was pretty boring. "

" It was different from I expected, and I think what I expected would have been more interesting. I kept waiting for the plot to happen, and then realized when I was almost done, that what I'd read was the plot. Oh well. Still, a good educational experience. "

" a wonderful read. the storyline was quite enthralling and kept me hooked till the end. "

" This book gave me an insight into a fisherman's lifestyle.Though there were a number of passages where it was a bit difficult to understand the fishermen dialect ,however it was a good read overall. "

" I loved the story and I loved the premise of the novel but because of the story being written in dialogue, and the use of shipping terms the common man doesn't understand, I had lots of trouble following the story. The novel moved at a strange pace and the drama was often lost because of a lack of understanding. "

" Don't remember this one very well. I might read to the boys so we can all enjoy it. "

" So far this book is my one of my favorites books I ever read because it teaches everyone a life lesson or two. "

" Nice coming of age story where the dangers of riches are highlighted and a boy on the way to uselessness is saved by seasickness and a wave that washes him overboard to a new life. Kipling tells the story very well. I will read this story to my son when he is about 12 years old. "

" Yeah, I read it. I am so proud b/c it was pretty impossible. I got nothing out of it though :( "

" Pretty quick read, thick with nautical slang that leaves your head spinning like a storm, but good allegory of story of growing American in 1900s and how to become a solid worker. "

" Look if you're going to read, read this. Harvey (little rich boy) has to grow up and work, fast. It's exhilarating. "

" THis was ok, but the version I read was by "books on tape" and I didn't like the reading the narrator did. I was expecting more excitment. "

" so far its okay i only read the first couple of chapters "

" The only book I've read that captures the feeling of the open ocean. "

" This was a good story and obviously very well written but this just wasn't really a book for me. Found it slow going and difficult to enjoy. Sometimes a book is just not for you and for me this one wasn't. "

" The colloquial language is a little hard to read and the story seems more or less to be a children's story. I wasn't fully buying into how quickly the main character kind of goes through his transformation. "

" Read aloud to my family in the car. "

" The sea-talk in this book makes it a bit weighty, and the book seems to be a little too neatly wrapped at the end, but it's a decent read. "

" Interesting for the background on the turn-of-the-century fishing industry, and this has a quick start and a compelling end, but my interest waned in the third act. Should I give this an extra star because a central character has the impossibly amazing name, "Disko Troop"? "

" I think knowing more about sailing terminology would have made the book more exciting. I enjoyed reading a book so old. "

" I couldn't finish this book. I really, really tried, but the dialect simply made it impossible for me. Maybe I'll pick it up another day. "

" A bit hard to follow with the choppy New England dialect written out but a solid book none-the-less. Never have read it and it was time I did. "

" The 1937 film adaptation with Spencer Tracey is rather mint... "

" Assigned to read in/for prep school I believe but I wasn't drawn in and abandoned the effort. Date half-read is a guess. "

" The interesting part of the plot happened in the first two chapters and the last two, bookending a description of the day-to-day life of North Atlantic fishermen. It was mildly interesting for a while, but I found myself skimming quite a bit towards the end. "

" The sailor speak was tedious to read. And it was pretty boring. "

" Sometimes it was not fun doing heavily accented English to English translating, but over all I did enjoy this book. "

" Sometimes it was not fun doing heavily accented English to English translating, but over all I did enjoy this book. "

" Sometimes it was not fun doing heavily accented English to English translating, but over all I did enjoy this book. "

" THis was ok, but the version I read was by "books on tape" and I didn't like the reading the narrator did. I was expecting more excitment. "

" THis was ok, but the version I read was by "books on tape" and I didn't like the reading the narrator did. I was expecting more excitment. "

" THis was ok, but the version I read was by "books on tape" and I didn't like the reading the narrator did. I was expecting more excitment. "

" This is an excellent short adventure story. I think one thing that Kipling does particularly well in his short books like this one is to capture the speech of the characters and although I know very little of ships, it seems as though he has effectively use d the vocabulary of the sea. "

" This is an excellent short adventure story. I think one thing that Kipling does particularly well in his short books like this one is to capture the speech of the characters and although I know very little of ships, it seems as though he has effectively use d the vocabulary of the sea. "

" This is an excellent short adventure story. I think one thing that Kipling does particularly well in his short books like this one is to capture the speech of the characters and although I know very little of ships, it seems as though he has effectively use d the vocabulary of the sea. "

" You know, it just doesn't hold up very well. That's a general observation. Harvey's transition from spoiled snob to eager fisherman was just too quick; and the dialect and jargon were real stumbling blocks. About halfway through, I just lost interest. "

" You know, it just doesn't hold up very well. That's a general observation. Harvey's transition from spoiled snob to eager fisherman was just too quick; and the dialect and jargon were real stumbling blocks. About halfway through, I just lost interest. "

" You know, it just doesn't hold up very well. That's a general observation. Harvey's transition from spoiled snob to eager fisherman was just too quick; and the dialect and jargon were real stumbling blocks. About halfway through, I just lost interest. "

" I couldn't finish this book. I really, really tried, but the dialect simply made it impossible for me. Maybe I'll pick it up another day. "

" I couldn't finish this book. I really, really tried, but the dialect simply made it impossible for me. Maybe I'll pick it up another day. "

" I couldn't finish this book. I really, really tried, but the dialect simply made it impossible for me. Maybe I'll pick it up another day. "

" Good book. A little preachy and certainly anti-"old money", but a page turner and the ending was satisfying. "

" Good book. A little preachy and certainly anti-"old money", but a page turner and the ending was satisfying. "

" Good book. A little preachy and certainly anti-"old money", but a page turner and the ending was satisfying. "

" I liked this book because it inspired "girls overboard". This is something between my sister and I. "

" I liked this book because it inspired "girls overboard". This is something between my sister and I. "

" I liked this book because it inspired "girls overboard". This is something between my sister and I. "

" so far its okay i only read the first couple of chapters "

" so far its okay i only read the first couple of chapters "

" so far its okay i only read the first couple of chapters "

" I think that this book was an AWESOME book. I had to read it for school and I am glad I did. I would recomend this book to anyone older then 9 years old. "

" I think that this book was an AWESOME book. I had to read it for school and I am glad I did. I would recomend this book to anyone older then 9 years old. "

" It's a classic, so I thought I should read it. It wasn't bad...but the accents made it very hard work. "

" It's a classic, so I thought I should read it. It wasn't bad...but the accents made it very hard work. "

" Good, a bit too short for my taste in books "

" Good, a bit too short for my taste in books "

" Not as overwhelmingly captivating as *The Jungle Book,* but a lovely sea-story and coming-of-age tale. Something I imagine roguish 9- and 10-year-old children would love. Also, interesting to see Kipling write about the United States. "