Voyage of Strangers
Written by Elizabeth Zelvin
Narrated by Nick Podehl
3.5/5
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The year is 1493, and young Jewish sailor Diego Mendoza has returned from Columbus's triumphant first voyage with tales of lush landscapes, rivers running with gold, and welcoming locals. But back home in Spain, Diego finds the Inquisition at its terrifying peak and he must protect his spirited sister, Rachel, from betrayal and death. Disguising herself as a boy, Rachel sneaks onto Columbus's second expedition, bound for the new lands they call the Indies. As the Spaniards build their first settlements and search for gold, Diego and Rachel fall in love with the place, people, and customs. Still forced to hide their religious faith and Rachel's true identity, the brother and sister witness the Spaniards' devastation of the island in their haste to harvest riches.
This unflinching look at Columbus's exploration and its terrible cost to the native Taino people introduces two brave youths who valiantly struggle against the inevitable destruction of paradise.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I put off reading this book so long, I suppose I wasn't thinking it would be nearly as good as it turned out. I really appreciated the author's portrayal of a wide portion of society in both Spain and the Caribbean. Most of the novel is centered around Columbus's second voyage to the Americas and told from the perspective of Diego, a Jewish sailor who must hide his faith for fear of the Inquisition. In Spain, Diego sees members of his own faith exiled, forced to convert, and executed at the hands of inquisitors. In the Caribbean, Diego witnesses yet more brutality - the enslavement, rape, and murder of natives in the name of God and Spanish supremacy. This novel packs a lot into its pages and I almost felt it should have been much longer. Overall, I like this book and, for all the despair it contained, the ending left me with a degree of happiness for the characters.