Set To Sea

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SKU: 9781606997710
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By Drew Weing

Summary

Set To Sea is a graphic nautical novel about a well-meaning but somewhat aimless aspiring poet who dreams of the sailor's life as nights filled with bar tabs and dockside tales. His life takes an unexpected turn when he is shanghaied aboard a clipper heading for Hong Kong. Faced with the harsh realities of life at sea, he endures pirates, poor food, urgent funerals, and exotic ports, gradually embracing the rugged, Conradian sailor's existence while continuing to write poetry inspired by his experiences.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This book is well suited for fans of graphic novels interested in maritime adventures, fledgling poets, and stories about personal growth under challenging circumstances.

Newly in paperback, this graphic nautical novel tells the story of a big lug and aspiring poet whose idea of the sailor s life is running up huge bar tabs and haunting the docks at night. Unfortunately, fate has other plans for him, and he is shanghaied aboard a clipper bound for Hong Kong.

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Newly in paperback, this graphic nautical novel tells the story of a big lug and aspiring poet whose idea of the sailor's life is running up huge bar tabs and haunting the docks at night. Unfortunately, fate has other plans for him, and he is shanghaied aboard a clipper bound for Hong Kong.

He finds the reality of the sailor's life a little hard to take at first, far rougher than his romantic ideals. However, once he finds his sea legs, he learns to live a Conradian life, writing poetry where he can about pirates, terrible food, unceremonious funerals and foreign ports.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Critically praised, Set To Sea has been described as a "wonderful pocket-sized seafaring adventure" that offers an immersive and harrowing transition from innocence to experience. Drew Weing's storytelling shines in this paperback release, delivering a vivid graphic novel that captures the spirit and hardships of life at sea with lyrical depth. — Hillary Brown, Paste

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781606997710

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 September 2014

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Illustration: 1 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 159.0mm

Weight: 190g

Pages: 144

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Adult Graphic Novels Drew Weing Fiction Graphic Novels

About the Author

Drew Weing lives and works in a small house with three cats and his wife, the cartoonist Eleanor Davis. When he occasionally leaves the house, he finds himself in beautiful Athens, Georgia.