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Jul 14, 20200Charlie rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I'm not quite sure how to describe this work. I was carried along with the adventures of the main character, Wash, a young black slave on a plantation in the Barbados in the early 1800's. He ends up travelling across the globe and I was fascinated with the historic details of Barbados, early Canada, the Far North, Britain, the Middle East. The driving force behind most of these adventures is his relationship with Titch, a well-to-do white Brit and scientist, who takes Wash under his wing and helps him to discover his potential. My problem is I'm not sure how the story ends. After the concrete tales of travel and exploration, the final "wrap-up" becomes so intangible that it is a bit of a slap in the face when the story just ends. Certainly worth the read but I guess I'm not deep enough to understand the finale.