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Title: Hippolyte's Island by Barbara Hodgson ISBN: 0-8118-2892-1 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Both fresh and interesting
Comment: I love this book because it is unique. The premise is interesting, the illustrations are sophisticated and the writing is fresh and humorous. If you're looking for something different, try Hippolyte's Island.
Rating: 5
Summary: A breath of fresh air
Comment: Illustrating a novel with foldout maps, collages of flora and photos of penguins might seem like a gimmick, but in the case of "Hippolyte's Island" they add to the delight of the book. Hippolyte Webb is a travel writer, and a sometime explorer and naturalist, a man who seeks adventure and manages to do it without having a telephone. He's at home in his leaking Vancouver apartment (he labels all the water stains as if they were exotic lands) wondering what to do next. He reads about the Auroras, a trio of islands near the Falklands which some people say exist and others say do not. He'll go find out! And he does.
Little does Hippolyte know that journeying into the south Atlantic looking for elusive islands after too few sailing lessons will only be the beginning of the adventure. He has a buyer for the story of his travels, which means that he must work with his publisher. Not having a phone, fax, or computer, he arrives, disheveled, jolly, and accompanied by strangely shaped and smelling bags and crates, to take up residence in the conference room at Rumor Press.
Lighthearted, intelligent, and fun, "Hippolyte's Island" raises questions about what is real and what isn't, and why should we care? Barbara Hodgson's writing is bright and delectable, and this novel is a winner all around. The graphic element is informative as well as fun, and adds to the overall charm of the story. Lovers of literary fiction should treat themselves to this one.
Rating: 5
Summary: Now you see it; now you don't
Comment: I'm a "slow" reader who likes to take her time savoring the use of language and ideas, so I figured this book would take me a while to finish. I was surprised when I finished it in two days!
This novel with intriguing graphics caught my attention. The graphics are outstanding, and the collage of handwritten notes on sailing and wildlife with photos, watercolors, and drawings gives more information than a verbal description and adds depth and interest to an already interesting book.
The fictional travel adventure is appealing and traveling to a mysterious place that may or may not exist sparked my curiousity. Once I started reading, I wanted to keep reading because the personality of the main character, Hippolyte Webb, was quirky and he was a man of many extreme talents as well as someone with ideosyncrasies and annoying habits.
The main thing that bothered me was his sailing solo for days across the ocean with no previous experience as a sailor other than a basic learn-to-sail course. This was pretty unbelievable, although I found humor in it. Of course, a disappearing island is also unbelievable, but that was a given when I decided to read the book and part of what appealed to me in the first place.
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Title: The Tattooed Map by Barbara Hodgson ISBN: 0811808173 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1995 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Lives of Shadows: An Illustrated Novel by Barbara Hodgson ISBN: 0811839265 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: June, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Paris Out of Hand by Karen Elizabeth Gordon, Barbara Hodgson, Nick Bantock ISBN: 0811809692 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: The Morning Star by Nick Bantock ISBN: 081183199X Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: No Place for a Lady: Tales of Adventurous Women Travelers by Barbara Hodgson ISBN: 1580084419 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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