The Night Ship: A Novel
Written by Jess Kidd
Narrated by Fleur De Wit and Adam Fitzgerald
3.5/5
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1629: A newly orphaned young girl named Mayken is bound for the Dutch East Indies on the Batavia, one of the greatest ships of the Dutch Golden Age. Curious and mischievous, Mayken spends the long journey going on misadventures above and below the deck, searching for a mythical monster. But the true monsters might be closer than she thinks.
1989: A lonely boy named Gil is sent to live off the coast of Western Australia among the seasonal fishing community where his late mother once resided. There, on the tiny reef-shrouded island, he discovers the story of an infamous shipwreck…
With her trademark “thrilling, mysterious, twisted, but more than anything, beautifully written” (Graham Norton, New York Times bestselling author) storytelling, Jess Kidd weaves “a true work of magic” (V.E. Schwab, author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue) about friendship, sacrifice, brutality, and forgiveness.
Editor's Note
Adventure and the power of friendship…
In 1629, precocious young Mayken sets sail aboard the Batavia to meet her father in the Dutch East Indies. In 1989, Gil joins his grandfather in a small fishing village off the coast of Western Australia — the site of the famed Batavia shipwreck centuries before and said to be haunted by a young girl. Kidd (“Things in Jars”) weaves and intersects their stories, adeptly bringing two eras to life from childlike perspectives. Danger, adventure, and the power of friendship abound in this entrancing work of historical fiction based on a real shipwreck.
Jess Kidd
Jess Kidd is the award-winning author of Murder at Gulls Nest, The Night Ship, Himself, Mr. Flood’s Last Resort, and Things in Jars. Learn more at JessKidd.com.
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Readers find this title to have beautiful writing and great detail in the settings. However, some find the story to be a snooze fest with nothing of substance happening. Others are intrigued by the true story of the Batavia, although they find the cruelty and deaths distressing."
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Parallel lives from past and modern stories, both barbaric and brought to life by great detail, especially in the settings.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This novel is an absolute treasure. The young protagonists, Mayken and Gil, are two of the most well realized and endearing characters I've ever had the joy of reading. I didn't want to leave them. The tone of the novel - the magical realism, the child narrators, the infinitely rich world - reminded me very much of a Miyazaki film. I highly recommend the audiobook; the readers were excellent, giving personality to the characters without distracting from the story, and I dont think I would have come close to prouncing the Dutch names on my own.
This is my first Jess Kidd but certainly won't be my last. Thank you for this gift, Mx. Kidd. - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5No fault of the audiobook, but this story was a snooze fest. Beautiful writing, but nothing of substance happened.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I was intrigued by the true story of the Batavia which will lead me to do research. I realize it is historical fiction but I found it distressing, the cruelty and deaths.