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The Pirates! In an Adventure with Whaling (Paperback)

by Gideon Defoe (Author)
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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Phoenix; New Ed edition (1 Jun 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0753820803
  • ISBN-13: 978-0753820803
  • Product Dimensions: 13.8 x 10.4 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 44,776 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Since she sailed away after the pirates' adventure with scientists, the pirates' boat has been somewhat battered by the rigours of ocean life. Her mast keeps collapsing, her wheel has broken off and several of the pirates have ended up with nasty splinters. Realising his paintings can only cover up the leaks for so long, the Pirate Captain decides he must pay a visit to Cutlass Liz's boat yard (Liz is 'famed for having the best face on the entire eastern seaboard') and trade his ship in for a newer model. Dazzled by the swan-lined curtains and tennis courts of 'The Lovely Emma', and frankly, by Cutlass Liz's lovely face, the Pirate Captain makes a rash decision and finds himself with a debt of six thousand doubloons, and very little time in which to pay it before the sands of Liz's hourglass run out and he and his crew are gutted like fish.


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Gideon Defoe is rumoured to be directly related to Daniel Defoe. He was born in 1976 and wrote his first book about pirates to impress a girl. He lives in London.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Well, it's good., 21 Sep 2005
This review is from: The Pirates! In an Adventure with Whaling (Hardcover)
But not as good as the scientists. Don't get me wrong I really enjoyed this, but it didn't make me laugh quite as much as the first one, which I re-read scientists the other day and still made an embarrassment of myself on the tube; so it's not a case of the joke itself getting tired.

Whales still prompted the sort of helpless outbursts of laughter that gets you funny looks and a seat to yourself on public transport, just not quite as often as the first book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable candyfloss, 21 Jan 2006
By William Whyte (Somerville, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Pirates! In an Adventure with Whaling (Hardcover)
Gideon Defoe's sequel to The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists (which I haven't read). A good funny read, somewhat in the Lemony Snicket gothic vein but a bit more burlesque. The pirate captain foolishly purchases the fanciest pirate ship in the yard and as a result the pirates have to turn to increasingly desperate ways of making money such as treasure hunting, putting on a Vegas show, and actual pirating. A "Learn More About..." section in the back suggests ways you can help yourself if you, too, take on unmanageable debt. I actually liked the incidental gags more than the main humorous thrust of the book -- the map in the front showing how the whale evaded the pirates by hiding among tepees in North Dakota, the "Learn More About..." seciton, and the list in the back of 150 non-existent additional books in the series, such as The Pirates! In An Adventure with Rabbits, The Pirates! In An Adventure With Catastrophe Theory, and Back To Pirate Academy, Pirate Captain! vols 1-7.

Weirdly, this is called The Pirates! In An Adventure with Ahab in America. Why?

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4.0 out of 5 stars Whales, whales and then they go, 26 May 2008
The Pirates! in an adventure with Whaling(or with Ahab if American) draws it humour from slapstick, Monty Python, Carry on and Blackadder. Its not for children, as much of the humour relies on an adult appreciation of cliché and irony, though children may well enjoy it. This one is one long mickey take on Moby Dick.

When they are not belting out a lusty sea shanty or arguing about the best way to prepare ham, there's nothing pirates like more than a rousing adventure. And this is what the Pirate Captain, (the best leader in the Pirate world because of his beard and rugged good looks but not the sharpest cutlass in the armoury) and his shipful of variously named pirates--the scarf-wearing pirate, the pirate with an accordion, are going to get.

It also only 180ish pages long in a hand size paperback so its not going to be a heavy read. Highly recommended second of series and according to Aardman Animations website, author Gideon Defoe is working with producer/director Peter Lord on the screenplay and with writers Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil Hyperdrive (TV series) to turn the first two books from the series into a movie.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly funny
I got this book for Christmas from my Mum and Dad and the next few days my Dad read it to me. As I say, it was perfectly funny! Read more
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