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The Speed Abater
By Blain, Christophe
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- ISBN
- 978-1-56163-349-4
- Publisher
- ComicsLit
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2003
Adult/High School Like Joseph Heller and Kurt Vonnegut, Blain uses the irrationality of war to explore the fragility of life and society. Optimistic and naive George leaves his wife to ship out with the Navy. He's assigned duty aboard the Bellicose, a mammoth, obsolete (and aptly named) warship, where he quickly befriends two outcasts. Disoriented by the byzantine regulations of naval life, nauseated by seasickness, and tormented by the threat of an enemy submarine, the three sailors seek refuge in the ent...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
