Dove by Robin L. Graham Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Dove
Book Review: Amazing story
Summary: 5 Stars
I first read this book when I was around 15, but one of the earlier editions with colour pictures, I think perhaps the periodicals from the National Geographic made into a book? It was beautifully written and has the kind of potential to be life impacting. Like someone else said. Better to read after college then before.
Anyway this version is quite different and talks a lot about his g/f and then wife, Patti. In fact almost as much or more then the voyage.
I think I preferred the first version and would recommend that over this for a first time reader, but this was interesting as well. Almost another book.
Looking foward to reading the sequal about their life in Montana afterwards - Home Is The Sailor.
Book Review: An exsiting roller coutster ride of amotions.
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is about a 16 year old boy who takes off to sail around the world in a 23ft sail bout. Along this journy he fails in love with a butiful girl named patti. A lot of thing happin on this jounry like when he starts holusinating and gets hit by a frater but thats only a few things. This book is definetly the best book ive ever read its a rolercouster ride of amotions i would advise everybody to read itBook Review: An extraordinary book
Summary: 5 Stars
This has got to be THE best non-fiction book I have ever read. Truly a work of genius. I could not believe how much Mr. Graham had gone through making this trip. I espesially like how some of the most frivilous things and thoughts and Ideas were left in the book, it just made the mood even more enjoyable. Being a sailor myself, I really understand the technical aspects, and my girlfriend loved it even though she is not a sailor, truly this is a book for anyone with a mind for adventure.Book Review: Boring and Repeditive
Summary: 3 Stars
The book goes like this; I miss Patti; goes to a port; Patti!; leaves port; I miss Patti; goes to a port; I miss Patti more!; Goes to next port; Patti!. Repeat this through thirteen chapters and that is the book.Book Review: Dove
Summary: 1 Stars
I found Dove, a memoir of a 15 year old who travels around the world in a boat, an extremely poor-written, dull book. Of course memoirs are not the best books on earth, but the author's writing style was dry and immature. For example, Graham uses the word "weird" about three times in one chapter. There is almost no emotion in this book; the author for the better part of Dove tells about where he went, what the scenery was, and about the natives of each country. The only central characters in the story are himself and his young love, Patti. The love story between Robin and Patti seemed to me very drawn-out and surprisingly dull. All the while, the author still could not tell his story in a way that might make me care about him and Patti.
If you are interested in reading a book about a boy's naive, incorrect views of the world and about some so-and-so girl he meets, read this book. If you're interested in something well written, steer clear of this memoir.