Author: Brian
David Bruns
Title: The Unsinkable Mr. Brown
Description: Bruns (his name means “Brown” in
Romanian, thus the title) arrives in Romania to visit a girl he barely knows,
Bianca. The first part of the book describes their time together in Romania;
when they fall in love, Bruns decides to join her in her occupation—crewing on
a cruise ship. He starts as a waiter, a job which is almost never held by an American, and moves up to working the art auctions.
Source: One of
seven books nominated for Foreword’s award
in the travel category (I’m a judge this year).
Writing style: Humorous
and a bit disjointed.
Audience: Would
probably appeal more to humor readers than travel readers, though Bruns has
gained somewhat of a following among cruisers for his other books about life as
a Carnival employee.
Major ideas: Working
on a cruise ship isn’t as glamorous as you might think.
Wrap-up: I
enjoyed this book, but I did find it somewhat scattered. I wasn’t convinced by
the love story either; Bianca comes across as capricious and self-centered.
3/5*
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