Review of Bluewater Walkabout
Posted: 05 Feb 2023, 12:21
[Following is a volunteer review of "Bluewater Walkabout" by Tina Dreffin.]
Bluewater Walkabout by Tina Dreffin is a nonfiction travel memoir about the author’s adventures across the ocean through Africa with her family. It consists of 232 pages and 23 chapters.
As a child, Tina loved road trips. She would go with her sister from one city to the next, visiting places in the countryside. Tina continued to enjoy traveling as an adult. Thankfully, her husband, Peter, also enjoys taking trips. The author describes the different challenges she encountered before meeting her husband while on an exciting voyage through Africa. She discussed being a rape victim, inappropriate advances from her client at work, her miscarried child, and her recent breast cancer diagnosis. Tina wants to move on and create happy memories with her family despite her troubled history. The author plays the parts of a lover, mother, and adventurer at the same time.
The locations for this narrative include South Africa, Namibia, Brazil, and Grenada. The South Pacific Expedition was the name given to the adventure. The photographs from the travel expedition are appealing to me since they capture memorable and sentimental events. Every chapter's topic, which is partially related to Tina's struggles, is hinted at by a quote at the opening of the chapter. Tina's love story with Peter is so adorable and worthy of emulation. It is also impressive to note that the author included a list of a few resources at the book's conclusion for sexual assault victims. The maps in the book are good since they made it easier for me to picture the settings and travel alongside the author. The author's tone is simple and straightforward, and she is able to maintain the flow of the story even though it goes back in time. What I admire so much about the author is her willingness to lay out her problems without sugarcoating them and her profound endeavor to provide solutions to readers who are faced with the same challenges.
The author could have done better at editing this book. I think the author’s nervousness and reactions during the voyage were a little exaggerated. The ending of the book was awkward for me; I think it ended too abruptly. For the above reasons, I would rate the book four out of five stars.
This book would resonate with travelers and lovers of nature. I'm sure that parents can also relate to this book because it talks about family, love, and parenting. However, there are scenes of violence, death, and sexual harassment, and therefore they are not suitable for the faint of heart.
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Bluewater Walkabout
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Bluewater Walkabout by Tina Dreffin is a nonfiction travel memoir about the author’s adventures across the ocean through Africa with her family. It consists of 232 pages and 23 chapters.
As a child, Tina loved road trips. She would go with her sister from one city to the next, visiting places in the countryside. Tina continued to enjoy traveling as an adult. Thankfully, her husband, Peter, also enjoys taking trips. The author describes the different challenges she encountered before meeting her husband while on an exciting voyage through Africa. She discussed being a rape victim, inappropriate advances from her client at work, her miscarried child, and her recent breast cancer diagnosis. Tina wants to move on and create happy memories with her family despite her troubled history. The author plays the parts of a lover, mother, and adventurer at the same time.
The locations for this narrative include South Africa, Namibia, Brazil, and Grenada. The South Pacific Expedition was the name given to the adventure. The photographs from the travel expedition are appealing to me since they capture memorable and sentimental events. Every chapter's topic, which is partially related to Tina's struggles, is hinted at by a quote at the opening of the chapter. Tina's love story with Peter is so adorable and worthy of emulation. It is also impressive to note that the author included a list of a few resources at the book's conclusion for sexual assault victims. The maps in the book are good since they made it easier for me to picture the settings and travel alongside the author. The author's tone is simple and straightforward, and she is able to maintain the flow of the story even though it goes back in time. What I admire so much about the author is her willingness to lay out her problems without sugarcoating them and her profound endeavor to provide solutions to readers who are faced with the same challenges.
The author could have done better at editing this book. I think the author’s nervousness and reactions during the voyage were a little exaggerated. The ending of the book was awkward for me; I think it ended too abruptly. For the above reasons, I would rate the book four out of five stars.
This book would resonate with travelers and lovers of nature. I'm sure that parents can also relate to this book because it talks about family, love, and parenting. However, there are scenes of violence, death, and sexual harassment, and therefore they are not suitable for the faint of heart.
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Bluewater Walkabout
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon