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 - This is a great readThis is one that you want to savor and read again and again. Well written, it evokes the sights and smells of the South and Caribbean in the early days. You hate to see the characters grow old and things change as Wilder weaves you into the lives you are loathed to leave. I will keep this one close, to reread often. Rating: - A Marvelous Story That Runs Through GenerationsThe book is BIG, but is easy reading, and the characters soon seem more like friends. You'll find yourself continually referring to the family tree. I bought my book at a Daytona Beach flea market for 10 cents. The price on the cover of this 1964 Bantam Book is $1.95. But it's well worth todays price! Thank you Robert Wilder (1901-1974) for one of the best books ever written! Rating: - Found this book in a laundrymatIt was lying on the floor. I picked it up while waiting for the dryer to finish. In those 15 minutes I got hooked, and never stopped reading for three days. That was about 40 years ago, I know it was in the 1960s. Most marvelous story book I ever have read. Would like to read it again, since after so long it would be a new book again. Lucky you if you have not read it yet. Enjoy pls. Rating: - As Good As It GetsA wonderful book, anyone who has been to the gorgeous, captivating waters of the Bahamas ... Exumas will find a special tug at their hearts in this book. Anyone who had family that left the states seeking another way of life will feel the magnetic pull of this book. Anyone who ever dreamed of living in the almost indescrible beauty of the islands will understand it all. One of my favorite books of all time, it is an unforgetable journey when you travel with the characters in this book. The best! Rating: - an unexpected masterpieceAs my eyes were scanning the final sentences of this epic tale, I somberly realized that I was at the last moments of saying goodbye to a new friend, wishing that we had just a few more minutes together. I whimsically bought this book, having never heard of it and without reading any review. Immediatley, I experienced that feeling of pleasant surprize as I held in my hand a treasure I had accidently unearthed. The characters are superbly developed and subliminally creep into your thoughts hours after you put the book down and as you go about your daily affairs. You wonder what Bahama and David will do next, or what spellbinding adventure Juan Cadiz will embark upon when the sun rises again. To me, the mark of a good book has always been to what extent you vicariously identify with - or aspire to emulate - the characters. As this book nears its end, you are left with a papable sense of nostalgia, yearning to, again, re-live life with these wonderful people. Now, I glance at the bookshelf often to find that re-assurance that my friends, the Cameron family, et al, are still there waiting for our next visit together! READ THIS BOOK. In association with Amazon.com | |