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This is a discussion topic for the September 2017 Book of the Month, "Bluewater Walkabout: Into Africa: Finding Healing Through Travel" by Tina Dreffin.

What is your overall opinion of "Bluewater Walkabout"? What do you like most about it? What do you like least? Will you recommend the book to other people? Why or why not? Please remember to add your actual rating using the book's page on Bookshelves.

I rated it 3 stars. It was inspirational and moving. I was especially inspired about the issues that she had to deal with and how she overcame them all. There were certain chapters that dragged to me and that is why I took off a star. In spite of that, I would still recommend it to others.

Not having read the book but having read the reviews, I believe an average rating of 3.5 is quite fair.

I think it should have a 3.5. It is a hilarious and honest account of one woman's quest to better herself.

Blue water Walkabout is an amazing book. I rated the book 3 out of 4 stars. It was very inspirational and I found that once I started reading it it was impossible to stop. An amazing book that clearly deserves to be the book of the month.

Elvis Akpabli wrote:Not having read the book but having read the reviews, I believe an average rating of 3.5 is quite fair.

You shouldn't rate a book you didn't read.

From what I read from the reviews, i love flash backs used in the book, because they challenge the mind and no everyone will appreciate them. It talks about sailing,which i want to learn about.

I did not expect to love "Bluewater Walkabout" as I'm not typically into autobiographies of living (or recently living) people. Tina Dreffin drew me into her story, her family's story, with her engaging writing and her flare to show both the fun and the not so fun parts of adventure. Sometimes it got a little repetitive but was otherwise a great read. I will definitely recommend this book to others as I think there is a lot to learn about making life into an adventure.

CatInTheHat wrote:I did not expect to love "Bluewater Walkabout" as I'm not typically into autobiographies of living (or recently living) people. Tina Dreffin drew me into her story, her family's story, with her engaging writing and her flare to show both the fun and the not so fun parts of adventure. Sometimes it got a little repetitive but was otherwise a great read. I will definitely recommend this book to others as I think there is a lot to learn about making life into an adventure.

I think there is a lot to learn from the book as well.

I'm only 20% through the book; I started late last night. It is an engrossing story. What I liked best is the idea that the journey can make the person more than she is at the start, that it is a growing experience. As an RV traveler who has only been on the road since June, I hope to experience the same wonder that Tina did throughout her adventure. I was surprised that I got a life story at the beginning rather than the tale of the walkabout as it began in South Africa and that put me off a little bit, but as I continued reading I was glad that she showed her previous life and put it all in context. There isn't anything I don't like about the book, but I won't rate it until I've completed it.

Zelinda wrote:I'm only 20% through the book; I started late last night. It is an engrossing story. What I liked best is the idea that the journey can make the person more than she is at the start, that it is a growing experience. As an RV traveler who has only been on the road since June, I hope to experience the same wonder that Tina did throughout her adventure. I was surprised that I got a life story at the beginning rather than the tale of the walkabout as it began in South Africa and that put me off a little bit, but as I continued reading I was glad that she showed her previous life and put it all in context. There isn't anything I don't like about the book, but I won't rate it until I've completed it.

Yes, I'm sure you will enjoy the story the further you get.

Amagine wrote:I rated it 3 stars. It was inspirational and moving. I was especially inspired about the issues that she had to deal with and how she overcame them all. There were certain chapters that dragged to me and that is why I took off a star. In spite of that, I would still recommend it to others.

This book sounds very uplifting and worth checking out. I didn't get to it before the start of this month, but may still try to fit it in. I'm glad that, even though some chapters dragged, you still found the book worth recommending.

Christina Rose wrote:

Amagine wrote:I rated it 3 stars. It was inspirational and moving. I was especially inspired about the issues that she had to deal with and how she overcame them all. There were certain chapters that dragged to me and that is why I took off a star. In spite of that, I would still recommend it to others.

This book sounds very uplifting and worth checking out. I didn't get to it before the start of this month, but may still try to fit it in. I'm glad that, even though some chapters dragged, you still found the book worth recommending.

Yes, I definitely encourage people to read it. It was uplifting.

I think 3 stars is fair. It was inspiring.I'd definitely recommend it to others

I have not yet been through the books but have gone through some of the reviews and found it interesting. It's been long having read an inspiring book.