The Last Cruise--A Disaster at Sea or Was It?

The Last Cruise by Kate Christensen
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

The entire book was as listless and unwavering as the ship when it at last loses navigation and propulsion. Divided into three sections--typical cruise mentality, off to rest, relaxation, booze and conquests; striking workers, intractable ship owner, viral disease, fire in the engine room, dead in the water; after days drifting with no cooking or toilet facilities, hit by a storm at sea and, I think, sinking.

The mood changed little during each phase, there was little development of characters, except maybe the elderly musicians, and certainly no development of plot that would justify the love that develops between the Chef and the dissatisfied farmer's wife from Maine.

All in all, superficial--as a reader felt outside the story and disconnected from its characters or setting. I won this book from Goodreads in exchange for a review.

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