Latest reading:“Sons of Sinbad”by Alan Villiers

I just finished reading Sons of Sindbad by Alan Villiers. I guess Villiers is a noted mariner and author;I confess I hadn’t heard of him. He went to Aden in 1939,having shipped out on sailing ships for many years. He arranged to join a traditional boom (dhow) on its annual run from Arabia to Zanzibar. He wrote about his months with an all Arabian crew,including observations both on the boats and seafaring as well as the Arab culture. My review? It would have been the better for being about 1/3 shorter,overall. This aside,there were many interesting observations,and I learned a good bit about the traditional shipping of the Western Indian Ocean. The nuggets were embedded,however,within a fairly dry tale. Villiers ran into many discomforts,but there was little in the way of harrowing adventure to keep one engaged. In short,not bad,but not the first book I’d recommend.

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