What People are Saying About Cargo Fever
Booklist
“The exotic setting and abundance of supernatural elements contrast divinely with the delightful and fully fleshed village characters… Great fun for the general-fiction reader with a taste for comic adventure.”
Birmingham Post
“Buckingham is a wonderful storyteller and paints a vivid picture of Indonesian life. Without knowing it, the reader is quickly drawn in and learns a lot about the traditional ways of life there… but it is his humour and his lively style that ensure the pages just keep on turning. Another triumph for this small Birmingham publisher.”
Publishing News
“A lively and exotic adventure novel, thronging with picaresque characters, raucous magic and unfamiliar customs.”
UC Magazine
Buckingham skilfully weaves together his disparate narrative strands, maintaining suspense through frequent shifts of perspective, before bringing the story to a satisfying conclusion. The culture clash between East and West is treated throughout with a deft satirical touch, resulting in a novel that is gripping, thought provoking and entertaining in equal measure.
Raw Edge Magazine
“Buckingham weaves and intricate storyline and tells a good tale. His intimate knowledge of his subject shows through in his light and confident touch.”
Real Travel Magazine
“A gripping and rapid pace from page one; Cargo Fever is both surprising and intriguing… The writing style and diverse characters capture the imagination, making it a challenge for anyone to put down… If not to your usual taste, take a chance on Cargo Fever; it’s a thoroughly enjoyable, light-hearted and unpredictable read.”
Tawny Grammar Blog
“Will Buckingham’s novel Cargo Fever (Tindal Street) is certainly a gripping adventure story, but it’s also an intriguing contribution to the the genre of the ape-monster story… Cargo Fever is a thrilling and thoughtful read, perhaps because its author isn’t as dully academic about monster stories as I am, but most likely because it’s a plain old good novel, one that engages ideas without piling them too high or too heavily onto a rollicking plot.” link
West Midlands Readers Network
“What a wonderfully unexpected book! A fantastical story full of comedy and adventure and a story-line that can rightly be described as exotic. By the end one almost knows too much about Indonesia’s Tanimbar Islands and their robust inhabitants. Great and serious fun!” link
Transition Tradition
“Cargo Fever explores the hoary old subject of a westerner’s experience of a tribal culture with an unusual exuberance and intelligence…. Refreshing in its determination to revive an apparently stagnant literary genre. The sheer ambition of Cargo Fever marks Buckingham out as a name to watch.”
Jonathan Davidson – Birmingham Book Festival
“Like Graham Greene on a cheerful day…”