Review: A Well Written Short Novel
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 17, 2011
I found Mister Lowell's writing style to be easy to deal with.  Here he tells a story of a freighter trapped between destinations with no way reach anywhere short of being rescued by another ship that happened to pass close enough to spot the crippled freighter.  To add a little something extra to the story, the author leaves open the possibility that the ship may have been intentionally disabled and that pirates might be responsible.In the end, the ship is rescued, but the company that the ship belongs to has gone out of business.  The ship itself can not be repaired, even if towed to a ship yard, and the crew must expect a new life.  Will they stay together?  Will they go their separate ways?  Will they become smugglers or pirates?  Mr. Lowell could have made the ending a little bit cleaner.  Instead he left some questions unanswered.I hate it when they do that, that's why I took one star away.