Jordache KirstenKirstenitibarenUjung Loe, Bulukumba Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Moby Dick is still looming, untouched, on my bookshelf, but this book stands alone. The first 300 pages are breathtaking, but towards the end the narrative and the heroine's philosophical ruminations seem to spiral out of the author's control. Some beautiful passages, great characters.