Life gets even tougher for Lloyd, a boy from a Jamaican fishing village, when his grandfather goes missing at sea - ‘gone to drift’ as the local fishers say. Lloyd sets out to find him but no one will help except for an uptown girl who studies dolphins, his best friend Dwight and - just perhaps - a mad man called Slowly on a sun-baked beach.
Truth? Respect? Survival? Gone to Drift is a powerful adventure story in which Lloyd discovers that the enemies of his grandfather - and of the Caribbean Sea that he loves - are closer to home than he could ever imagine.
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When I first saw it on Netgalley, I was drawn in by the cover and title. As a reader, the cover alone will fascinate you and make you wonder, 'What will happen?'. It was one of the things that attracted me to the story: I wanted to know if Llyod would find his grandfather. Gone To Drift was different from the stories I normally read. I loved that it was told from both the boy's and grandfather's perspectives. felt sorry for Llyod; nobody seemed to take seriously the fact that his grandfather hadn't returned from his fishing trip yet. Like Llyod, I believed his grandfather was in danger and hoped he could persuade someone to look for him.
I loved reading both perspectives. However, I found it easier to follow Conrad's perspective than Llyod's. At times, it was difficult to follow Llyod's point of view, and some of the phrasing was unusual, but it was fascinating to read. Overall, it was a beautifully written narrative, and I enjoyed the idea that it took place in Jamaica. Although I felt the finale was unresolved, I found myself flipping the pages, eager to see how all would end.
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