For any to live, some must die. Absolutely terrific storytelling! For those of you who are familiar with the story of the Essex, how would you like to read 100 pages of fan-fiction based on that lovely little tale? ‘Jamrach’s Menagerie’, ‘Scapegallows’ and ‘The Naming of Eliza Quinn’ are all historical adventures full of drama, romance and big characters but I don’t think there’s an awful lot more to them than that – they don’t bear a great deal of analysis. Anyone? It was Booker eligible and did not make the longlist — it is not my favorite book of the year, but better than a number on the Booker list and much better than this one for me. I have no theory about why this jury finds the first-person voice so persuasive given that it is not commonly used to great effect and far more often produces disappointing results. Genres & Themes |  A multigenerational story about two families bound together by the tides of history. Setting aside his own safety, Henry secures Grace a place in a lifeboat, which the survivors quickly realize is over capacity. And I cannot figure out what this jury was thinking. Jamrach's Menagerie is the most colorful, grimy, brutal, salty coming of age story you are likely to read. At the age of eight, Jaffy Brown encounters a tiger escaped from the menagerie of Charles Jamrach, wandering about London's East End. It had me by the throat from the first paragraph, "I was born twice. Jamrach saved Jaf’s life and delivered him home. Perhaps it is more like 2.5. But it took a dreadfully dark turn that shocked the hell out of me, and left me disturbed for days. The novel has been referred to as historical fiction, since it features certain real life characters, such as naturalist Charles Jamrach. That's pretty much what happens for the last half of this book. Find books by time period, setting & theme, Read-alike suggestions by book and author. For Jaffy Brown, that leads to eventual employment as a yard boy in Jamrach’s menagerie and it is his experience there that will set him onto the adventure that occupies most of the book. Reading it now I’d probably be judging it by different criteria whereas I was able to enjoy it just as a romping adventure tale. It's the story of Jaffy Brown a nineteenth century boy who comes fully loaded with all that the best urchins have to offer: abject poverty, a single parent, limitless optimism, no education but natural smarts and a love of the sea. I abandoned it after a few chapters. ( Log Out /  I thoroughly enjoyed reading about Jaffy's adventures. Finally, the point is being made clear!" A multigenerational story about two families bound together by the tides of history. Every given moment a bubble that bursts. The plot picked up some after the shipwreck roughly halfway through the story, because it was interesting to trace the deterioration of the surviving sailors as their meager supplies run down over the weeks, bringing ill health, insanity, a loss of hope for rescue, and death.

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