I don’t know why, but I’m drawn to books about sea voyages and ships. There is something about a story taking place on a cramped ship, with nothing but the sea around that is fascinating to me. Perhaps it’s because it takes a lot of skill as a writer to make such a confined setting for a story engaging.
Also, books about the sea usually come with epic covers; I mean, LOOK AT THESE COVERS! I’ve only read The Odyssey, out of these three books, but I do plan to read Moby Dick soon(ish). Sentiments about Moby Dick tends to fall into two categories: It’s the best thing they’ve ever read or it’s the most boring thing they’ve ever read, because who wants to read about a man chasing a whale for 700 pages? Fun fact, I used to live in New England and I got to go on a whaling ship. I somehow already feel nostalgic towards Moby.
I decided to add We, the Drowned because, yes the cover is great, but I find the concept fascinating. I haven’t read any Danish authors yet and this one has been hailed as a modern European classic. I enjoy family sagas, historical fiction and stories about the sea, so this was an obvious book for me to add to my TBR.
Are you intrigued by sea stories?
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