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The Waverunner Kindle Edition

by Alexander Grin (Author), Cheri Lasota (Illustrator), Diane Nelson (Editor), Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 8 ratings
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A legend, a ship, a mystery... One man sets out on a sea voyage of his dreams and sails along the boundary between fantasy and reality.
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    236 pages
  2. Language
    English
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    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publication date
    July 27, 2012
  5. File size
    3479 KB
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Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008Q1NW14
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ TSK Group LLC; 1st edition (July 27, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 27, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3479 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 236 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B0CCCXFDZV
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 8 ratings

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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Cupoftea
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2015
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Romantic and surreal.
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Beach Bum Books
5.0 out of 5 stars The Waverunner, spooky, atmospheric and classically Russian
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2012
The Waverunner is another of those neo-paranormal, spooky, atmospheric tales that suck you in and send goosebumps spreading up and down your arms - a ghost story for those who relish and find unending joy in the richness of the written word. Russian authors do it just about better than any others, occasionally losing themselves in the cadence and the tapestry of a thought, a vision, or a landscape. Plot sometimes becomes almost a secondary consideration, although with The Waverunner, there is an intensity of focus that leaves no wiggle room for becoming lost amidst the lush phrasing and complex descriptions.
I wish I had a better word than `lush' but it suits. Unlike the typical opulence of a land-bound setting, this time the seascape and the rhythms of the sea command our entire attention, whether aboard ship or not. The protagonist, Garvey, is unfamiliar with the terminology of a life devoted to the seafaring so he must make do, as would we, and he struggles with the alien nature of a world in which he is thrust. Garvey's journey is a quest, a coming-of-age of self-discovery; and he embarks on this with the bravado of the young, open to experiences even when there are people and events that threaten and set his world to naught.
Grin's work seems to have recurring themes of unrequited love, of love misplaced, restrained and contained ... almost to the point of obsessiveness. Garvey's emotions become sandwiched between the ideal and the real, between the attainable and the not, and all the choices and turmoil that entails. The women form the nexus around which the suspense unfolds ... and the ship itself is an organic presence, as integral to the plot as any of the characters.
If you love to slip along the ragged edge of fantasy and reality, if you want to lose yourself in intelligent and rich prose and you fancy a love story and a mystery with the trappings of the paranormal, then you will find The Waverunner a most satisfying read.
This is an excellent translation by Maria K. Five stars.
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L. Raikov
4.0 out of 5 stars Great novel. A decent translation.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2016
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This is a classic. A great Russian romantic novel. The translation, however, is not ideal. Brilliant in places, sloppy and even downright incorrect in others.
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