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No one in drowsy East Palmetto Grove expects the arrival of one freckle-faced orphan to generate much excitement. There's a war going on, after all. But Patrick Nicholas Digby is no ordinary boy and that rubber duck he clutches.…well, the rubber duck isn't at ALL what it seems.
When invaders in government-issue blue suits and stolen sun-bonnets overrun his uncle's house, Patrick escapes in a lighter-than-air sailboat with a bug-eyed ornithologist named Stultus. Their quest restore mythical Great Yellow Doom Birds to their ancestral nesting grounds on far-off Mount Gundibar before Stultus's barbaric rivals ensure every last Doom Bird has been roasted and eaten.
Along the way the peculiar pair encounter a tiger-striped sea-monster who loves flowers and detests nets, charging islands, arctic wildernesses and tangled jungles, a loathsome band of incredibly persistent pirates with a special grudge against Stultus, swarms of near-sighted supersonic beetles, frantic twirling passages between worlds--and always waiting impatiently to erupt upon their arrival, fiery Mount Gundibar itself.
Patrick's most astonishing discovery in their race to rescue the legendary Doom Birds, however, may just be the truth about whether he's really an orphan at all...
The Great Yellow Doom Bird eBook Jon A Hunt Jon A Hunt
I purchased The Great Yellow Doom Bird solely because of the title. It sounded like a fun read, and I wasn't disappointed.Patrick Digby, a shy young boy from a sleepy retirement town in Florida (I think I used to live there), learns about life and himself from Stultus, a 7-foot tall, orange-haired character with a flying sailboat.
The author has a truly marvelous imagination, and the quirky writing style seemed to be intended for young readers, but the book is very long and contains some word choices that are definitely not YA. I also question whether young readers would be able to grasp the deeper nuances of this book.
The negatives are few, but here they are. The Point of View bounces around like a ping pong ball, but I was able to forgive that. The text is sprinkled with misspelled words, and a good content editor would have trimmed this book down to a length better suited to young readers and a rather uncomplicated (not in a negative sense) plot.
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The Great Yellow Doom Bird eBook Jon A Hunt Jon A Hunt Reviews
This is the story of a young boy. His father went off to sea and never came back so he goes to the beach every night with his uncle to see if he has come home. One evening he takes his neighbours dog for a walk and meets an odd gentleman up a tree. He is 7 feet tall and has eyes that are different colours, that also change with his mood. Thus begins an adventure that involves pirates, spy catchers, Eddies (whirlpools), Great Chiefs, volcanoes, enormous sea monsters and of course the Great Doom Bird of the title. I shan't say any more for fear of spoiling it.
I so enjoyed this. It put me in mind of Lemony Snicket (but better if I do dare to say!). Stultus (the odd guy) reminds me of Johnny Depp's Mad Hatter. He is this larger than life (literally!) chap with a personality that just jumps off the page at you. Patrick starts off as a quiet shy little boy who becomes a confident young man. Their quest to save the Doom Birds is an admirable (if fraught) one and anyone interested in conservation will appreciate it.
I recommend this for people of all ages. It is simply a lovely story, with enough action to keep everyone interested.
I've had the enormous privilege and pleasure of 'beta-reading' one of Jon Hunt's hitherto unpublished novels (get on with it Jon, it was a cracking read!), so I was anxious to read this book, written some 11 years later. Like wine, Jon has certainly improved with age! This was a veritable feast of imagination and thoroughly good fun.
Set in the latter 2nd World War years, a small, orphaned (or is he?) boy, Patrick, lives with his uncle in a very sleepy road, where not a lot happens.....so sightings of stripy sea monsters and purple glows are hard to take seriously. After all, your imagination needs a holiday when life is uneventful. Patrick, it seems is a very special little boy, and when a very unusual person arrives one evening in a sailboat (one that floats on air), quite an adventure is about to begin; one that involves affable, 270-foot-long sea monsters, flying islands, extraordinarily filthy and pretty awful pirates, Eddie-herders (you really will have to read this book to understand that), Eskimos, the strangest-ever looking island Chief of an island who collects......well, all sorts of things, an about-to-erupt volcano that needs the chick-shells of the nearly extinct Great Yellow Doom Bird to stop it pouring over Vesuvius-fashion and a very important and very special little yellow rubber duck.
All this is in the charge of the very wonderful Stultus Atticus - I mean wouldn't you sail (float?) away with a seven-foot, orange-haired, Kaleidoscope-eyed, part-time ornithologist whose pinstriped (or polka-dot) jacket holds the contents of a hardware store and whose Breakfast Bag can provide a 6-course French gourmet dinner before you can say 'escargot'? Of course you would.
All the characters in this were just great.......from Patrick's gentle, affable uncle and the mixed but very credible bag of ever-so slightly eccentric neighbours, to the Best Spy-Catcher That Ever There Was and the villainous pirate Captain who had been sailing around the Doldrums for nigh on a couple of centuries. The diversity and details of the characters just further confirmed the talent of the author's incredible imagination and I read every word with what I can only describe as voracity.
The book is classed as one for all ages, but it is fantastically 'busy' and no stone is left unturned with regard to 'scene-setting' - I do wonder whether some of the finer detail may be lost on the younger end of the scale, particularly as it is rather long too. But it would make an absolutely amazing movie - the myriad of characters, colours and adventure would be without question a box-office hit.
I am happy to say that Jon Hunt is a friend of mine and that his first published novel, The Great Yellow Doom Bird, is a terrific book, filled with clever writing, witty dialogue, interesting characters, and vivid descriptions. I just finished it this morning and am hoping Jon writes a sequel as there are plenty of questions left to answer at the end of the story. I recommend this book to anyone who loves to read and enjoys using their imagination while doing so. I would try to characterize this novel as an amalgamation of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Willy Wonka, science fiction, and outright fantasy with plenty of humor thrown in the mix for a story that's nicely satisfying and immensely entertaining. Nice job Mr. Hunt!
When I was very very young, I was as close to being legally blind as a person
could be. As a result, I depended upon my senses - feel, smell audio etc. Jon paints
a vivid description of the environment that makes the story come alive. I felt I
could walk into the book and feel right at home.
While I am a bit long in the tooth to be reading the book - I still enjoyed the journey
I went on with the books characters. Should be a fun read for young adults.
One of my younger friends is also reading my paperback copy & seems to be
enjoying his reading time.
I purchased The Great Yellow Doom Bird solely because of the title. It sounded like a fun read, and I wasn't disappointed.
Patrick Digby, a shy young boy from a sleepy retirement town in Florida (I think I used to live there), learns about life and himself from Stultus, a 7-foot tall, orange-haired character with a flying sailboat.
The author has a truly marvelous imagination, and the quirky writing style seemed to be intended for young readers, but the book is very long and contains some word choices that are definitely not YA. I also question whether young readers would be able to grasp the deeper nuances of this book.
The negatives are few, but here they are. The Point of View bounces around like a ping pong ball, but I was able to forgive that. The text is sprinkled with misspelled words, and a good content editor would have trimmed this book down to a length better suited to young readers and a rather uncomplicated (not in a negative sense) plot.
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