Review: #642
Title: The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair
Series: N/A
Author: Lara Williamson
Read Before: no
Comments: The book isn’t actually about a boy who sailed the ocean in an armchair. Rather, the title comes from a story within the book that the main character tells his little brother. The plot follows Beckett along with his little brother Billy and his father as they abruptly move one morning into a new place, changing schools and getting away from Pearl, the father’s girlfriend. It is a sweet story about how Beckett and Billy cope with having lost their mother many years ago and wanting to have a motherly figure around them. Of course, things are not what they seem on the outside and this is the novel’s strongest aspect. As the plot goes along, you start to pick up the little issues here and there until the finale where things become clear. While it is mostly rooted in reality, there are some aspects which it doesn’t clearly explain. It leans heavily towards the legend of the paper crane, about how making 1000 of them will grant a wish. All in all, it was an interesting story that’s written well and has little bits of humor to keep the reader engaged.
Rating: 6/10
