Thomas Thompson is always the master of digging into an understanding of humans being human.
What is there to say about 72 days of forced inactivity on a mostly-foundered boat in the ocean? In fact, the thoughts, words and actions of the three people trapped on the upside-down Triton trimaran prompt many questions, about our own deepest selves, as well as about these people and their situation.
The mysteries of what was really happening on the distressed boat blend with the inevitable question, “What would I have done in that situation?”
Like the three on board, everyone who reads this book brings along their own beliefs, motivations and personal baggage. It’s a moving, well-crafted, if sometimes disturbing read. Recommended for those who make it a point to spend time examining their own insights into themselves.
The narrator was tolerable. His style was a bit pedagogic, and I didn’t think it reflected Thompson’s writing style or message that well. But it didn’t detract from the story, for me.