Shipwrecked

by Mishka Shubaly, Adil Dara Kim (Illustrator)

In the Year of the Shark, a chance encounter between a ne'er-do-well writer and a tropical storm left him marooned on the deserted end of a Caribbean island and charged with the rescue of his four shipmates. There, Mishka Shubaly learned some valuable life lessons — among them that in the absence of whiskey, wine and water, urine will get the job done.

Genres: Nonfiction, Essays, Short Stories, Biography

33 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 12, 2011

About the author

After receiving an expensive MFA from Columbia University, Mishka Shubaly promptly quit writing to play music. He lived out of a Toyota minivan for a year, touring nonstop, and has shared the stage with artists like The Strokes, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs and The Decemberists.

His Kindle Singles for Amazon have all been bestsellers. He writes true stories about drink, drugs, disasters, desire, deception and their aftermath. His work has been praised for its grit, humor, fearlessness and heart. 'The Long Run,' his mini-memoir detailing his transformation from alcoholic drug abuser to sober ultrarunner is one of the best-selling Kindle Singles to date.

Mishka Shubaly lives in Brooklyn where he writes music and plays bass for Freshkills. He is at work on a new solo record of his original songs and a full-length memoir.

Reviews

[Lghamilton · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quick read, short read - could have been so much more. While the author described a harrowing experience, he only walked 1/2 a day before being rescued, and the experience (once rescued) did not appear to change him as 9/11 found him in the same "boat" as before the shipwreck - drinking in a bar.

[Lynn · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not worth the time or money. Oh wait, it was free. That makes sense.

[Santiago Medrano · Rating 2 out of 5]

Aburrido. En ningún momento me importó lo que pasará con el barco, así que no pude conectar con el 90% del libro. Luego en la parte final sucedió lo más interesante y eso hizo que no despreciara por completo el libro. Tal vez buscaba lo que pensaba Mishka y no un relato de un naufragio.

[Lizzie Sager · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great quick read

I first heard Mishka on Rich Roll's podcast and knew that he had some crazy stories in his relatively young life. Shipwrecked did not disappoint. A good story, well-written, and with poignant insight.

[Annie D. · Rating 1 out of 5]

Stupid! Painful.

[Frieda Uda · Rating 1 out of 5]

nobody.cares.

[Cassandra Venganza · Rating 1 out of 5]

Badly written, save your money

[Beth · Rating 1 out of 5]

1 star for surviving

[Lucas · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story made me laugh out loud a few times. It made me think as well. Those two qualities are key to keeping my interest in many stories and I was hooked from the first page. Full disclaimer, I happen to know the author, so it made me appreciate the story telling even more by hearing his voice recount the events chronicled in "Shipwrecked." Great story and I can't wait to see what the author comes up with next.

[Jessica Sanford · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an interesting read. I feel though it was less of a good novel, as someone who expericed trauma and wanted to get it off their chest. Then back and forth from past to present was confusing at times, like he was a care taker, but then was not. I also don't understand his hesitant at a 25 mile walk to the town. 1) he was alive, thank god! 2) it was only 25 miles. I am not a walker/runner fan by any means, but 25 miles to save your life on a pretty beach does not sound like a chore to me.

[Cindi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just a quickie book. Reminder that there doesn't have to be a big life change for it to be a memoir - he seemed to go on with life uninterrupted at the end rather than using the experience to really change his life.

[Linda · Rating 2 out of 5]

I believe that I paid $1.99. It was worth the price of a cup of coffee.

[Crista McCormick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice short read....

[Tomoya Miura · Rating 2 out of 5]

何が何だか分からなかった。単語が特殊すぎ。

[Kjm · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice short read... good to take your mind off your troubles.

[Regina · Rating 1 out of 5]

Difficult to fit a shipwreck story into this size single. Not an awful story, but somewhat unfulfilling...

[Tom · Rating 2 out of 5]

More like a short story than a novel

[Tina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kindle single

[jackson kasper · Rating 4 out of 5]

pretty good, quick little read. well told short story.

[Cyanemi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Started off interesting. The descriptions were beautiful. The ending was listless and made at being a literary story. Very lame ending.

[Chris Overstreet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, fun, quick read. It's an adventure story about what you'd think it would be about.