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The Voyage of the Frog

The Voyage of the Frog

List Price: $5.50
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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: All Alone in the Ocean
Review: I really liked this book. It was amazing of the things that happened on the Frog and how it didn't sink. All the things that it went through like the storm and the shark and how hard it was all alone in the ocean. It was a very exciting story. I think this book has lots of excitment.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: A numerous amount of downsides
Review: I recently read The Voyage of the Frog. The book starts by David having to scatter his uncle's ashes in the sea. He is soon hit by a huge storm. He hits his head and becomes unconscious. He survived many other things such as a shark and a near collision with an oil tanker.

The book had numerous downsides. I wasted much time reading it. The only part I liked was when he got whale snot in his hair. I was disappointed with Gary Paulson because I've enjoyed many of his other books. The only reason I read this book was to fall asleep.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: A WASTE OF MY TIME
Review: I recently read The Voyage of the Frog. The story is about a boy named David Alspeth who is told by his uncle to drop his remains in the Ocean where land was not seen. After this short task a huge storm hit and David hit his head causing him to lay in a pool of bood. He then realized if he was going to save the himself he would have to save the Frog first. The night of cleaning the boat he was starving and had an encounter with an oil tanker. After starving and thirst, he found himself after a smaller storm in the Bay of Whales. The funniest thing was one of the whales popped up and shot snot in David's hair. Seeing a ship he had an opportunity to leave the Frog and get home. He refused to go, and just took some supplies and went on his own.

I did not like this book because it was boring. It also did not have any humor, except for the whale snot. It also had no action. This book was a waste of my time. I loathed it. I think it was obtuse.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Good if you like to sail
Review: I think I would have enjoyed the book more if I knew more about sailing.It is a good book for those interested in the sea.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Scary Adventure
Review: I thought that the book was scary because David almost drowned in a storm, he almost got bit by a shark, and he could have got killed by an oil tanker. David almost died because he didn't have a lot of food to survive. He thought he would not get home because he had cuts and scratches all over his body and he thought he couldn't sail home. I thought the book was good because it was like a adventure because he was going out to sea to put his uncle's ashes in the sea. The book was O.K and good so I give it 4 stars.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: A book about a boy who is put against the forces of nature.
Review: I thought that this was a bad book. The reason was because of the books abrupt ending and how it is almost the same of Paulsens other books. The only reason I didn't give it Zero stars or one was because other than the ending this was an average book. Although it was the ending that was the biggest flaw that made me not like it very much. Although if you like Pualsens adventure books and dont care about the ending then this is the book for you.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Amazing Boat Ride
Review: I thought the book was exciting because when the storm came the boat was flipping and when the oil tanker came it almost ripped David's boat to pieces. If I named the story, I would call it , "The Amazing Boat Ride." David was really brave. He went out into the sea all by himself, but he did not check the weather before he went out to sea. The story was really good. I would give it a 5.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: The Big Adventure
Review: I thought the book was great! It shows wild adventures. Sometimes in the book, it shows really sad parts too. When David's uncle died, that was really sad. There are some crazy adventures, like when he gets caught in the storm. When David got hit with the boom and he sees sharks and killer whales, that was really scary. When he is about to run out of food, it makes me extremlly anxious to see what he's going to do next. When he thinks the oil tanker is going to hit the boat, it makes me scared and frightened. The twists and turns of the story left me breathless. If I could rate this book, 1-5, I will choose 4.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: the trip for someone
Review: In this story, The voyage of the frog, this boys older uncle dies the one he looked up to all the time. They both loved going out to the sea and staying on the boat and wacthing the weather out in the sea. But when his uncle dies the last thing he says to the boy is that he wants his ashes out in the middle of the ocean. The boy all alone on his journey goes through all sorts of trouble. He manages to hold his head high and get the damage fixed and start heading home before his boat sinks!

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Booooooooring
Review: In Voyage of the Frog, David Alspeth, a fourteen year old boy sets sail on the Frog intending only to fulfill his Uncle's last wish,to dump his ashes far out into the deep sea, a place he has long pleasured. Unfortunately a savage storm unexpectedly slams into the tiny sailboat. David goes through some adventures trying to survive and get home. The first one is when he gets hit by an oil tanker. Also he experiences starvation forcing himself not to eat. Finally when he is found he refuses to go because he fears leaving the Frog behind.

I would never recommend this book. Although there were some good parts in this book such as when a shark attacked his boat and when he was knocked unconcious, I feel it still needs more action. Also there needs to be quite a bit more humor to it. In my opinion this book is very dull and you should not read it.


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