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The Cay Review
When Phillip comes to, he is on a small raft in the middle of the sea. Besides Stew Cat, his only companion is an old West Indian, Timothy. Phillip remembers his mother’s warning about black people: “They are different, and they live differently.” But by the time the castaways arrive on a small island, Phillip’s head injury has made him blind and dependent on Timothy. From the Trade Paperback edition. User Submitted The Cay ReviewsNovember 23, 2008 lyric's review I give this book an okay because it was good but not great. i think the ather could of gave a bit more detail ,but not a whole lot. The auther could of gave a little more back round agout the family and Timothy. Timothy I could understand the aurther wanting him to be a mystery ,but he coud of gave a little more back round. Besides these comentets about the Cay I think the rest of the story was Fantastic. The story stayed to the story and the emotion between the chariters was great. August 22, 2008 Good boy's book about race and respect This short novel for boys tells how a white American boy becomes marooned with an old West Indian black man on a tiny island during World War II. It's simple, direct, often exciting, truthful, and well-observed. Along with the story of this archetypal relationship (which is much like that between Huckleberry Finn and Jim) it tells a good deal about the fundamentals of life on a Caribbean reef island (the "cay") and about the direct experience of a hurricane. This is a solid, serious, engaging and accessible book that rightfully been in print since 1969. Take Me With You When You Go July 9, 2008 amazing book this is a wonderful book very intense and emotional which makes it even more intresting this book is my favirote all should enjoy and read this!!! Wonderful life lesson taught!!!! 2 thumbs up!! May 13, 2008 I was forced to read it!!! Oh my God! This book was so boring. I would have rather watched grass grow. The characters were not likable at all. I found myself cheering when Timothy died. There are many dessciptions of Phillip clutched to Timothy's naked body. So many of these referances that my friends and I started calling it "The Gay". The racial thing wasn't that big a deal. Like OMG!! Phillip dosen't like black people, now he does! I'm shaking from the experiance. DON'T READ IT. April 27, 2008 PCE Student Review My favorite book is The Cay. The author is Theodore Taylor. The reason why I like this book is because it's all about adventure, and you never know what will happen next. My favorite part is when Phillip gets hit in the head, and when he looks at the sun too long, and he realizes he is blind. The author wrote very good details about what happened to Phillip and Timothy on the cay. I would recommend The Cay to anyone who likes adventure. When I read The Cay I never wanted to stop reading it. It has so many adventures, and things in it. You will never want to stop reading it too. April 27, 2008 PCE Student Review I like the book The Cay because it is adventure. The book is about a boy named Phillip that goes on a ship with his family and then the ship gets sunk. The next thing he knows is that he is on a rubber raft with a African American man named Timothy. He goes on an island and Timothy dies by a hurricane. But Phillip survives because Timothy risked his life to save Phillips life. Phillip survived on the cay by fishing with the poles that Timothy made for him before he died. Later on he heard a airplane and then set a fire to get the planes attention. Then he put sea grapes in the fire that started smoke and later he was rescued by a ship. I recommend this book for children that are 9 or older. And that is why I like this book because it is a adventure. April 9, 2008 The Cay Review In the book "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor, a blind young boy gets shipwrecked on an island, after his ship got torpedoed during world war two. His only hope for survival being a West Indian man, and a cat. The Cay is a great book that's very realistic and always keeps you thinking. It tells you about a West Indian named Timothy, a blind boy named Phillip, and a cat named Stew, and how they struggle to survive. Phillip and his mother leave the island of Curacao on a ship headed for Florida because of the war. The ship gets torpedoed and Phillip and his mother are separated. Phillip is hit by the boom of the ship and is knocked out then becomes blind. When he awakes he is told he's in the middle of the ocean floating nowhere with a West Indian Man, and a Cat. After days they float onto a deserted island where they will have to fight to survive. In this book the author gives Timothy an accent. His accent really puts you into his shoes but also is hard to read at times. I give this book a nine point five out of ten because it keeps you on your toes and makes you want to keep reading. I definitely recommend The Cay it's a great book. April 9, 2008 Fabulous Book! In the book, The Cay by Theodor Taylor, an eleven year old boy named Phillip gets ship wrecked and gets a very bad crack on his head. He soon wakes up on a raft in the middle of the Carribean With and old man named Timothy and a cat named Stew Cat. Later Phillip becomes blind as they slowly drift to a small cay. In this book Phillip learns to see people for who they are and not for the color of their skin. This is an amazing book that teaches people to see other people for who they are and not for the color of their skin, how they look, or how the dress. Phillip lives on the island of curaco during world war two and German U boats are suspected to come and attack the small Island at any moment. His Mother gets worried about what will happen to the island and everyone on it. They soon board a Boat the Hato and start sailing to florida where they would get of and get on a train going to Norfolk Virginia where they would stay untill the war ended. Everything soon twisted as the hato is ship wrecked by a torpido. Phillip falls in the water, gets hit on the head, and is sepperated from his mother. He soon wakes up on a small raft with an old west Indian man named Timothy, a cat named stew cat and a horrible crack on his head. He falls back asleep and wakes up blind as they are slowly coming upon a small cay where they get of and build a small hut to live in as they wait for a schooner or plane to pass by. There are a couple of things that really make this book realistic interesting and all out exciting to read. Here are some of them. Timothy's accent really gives his voice a certan tone to the reader if they read out loud or even to their self. Also Phillip's blindness makes the book more interesting too because he would just see timothy for the color of his skin and not for who he really was. It also gave him the task of learning how to do things while being blind. The Cay was also in the devils mouth so no boats past and there was no one that lived on the cay. This book is very discriptive and has a lot of small things that add to the book. I recommend this book to any one willing to feel like they are right there on the cay living with Timothy, Phillip, and Stew cat and on that adventure with them, and to any one who wonders what it is like to live on an island stranded with no communication waitind for someone to pass. April 9, 2008 The Cay Book Review The book, The Cay by Theodore Taylor is an adventure story in which a young boy named Philip gets shipwrecked on a deserted Cay. He must work together with a West Indian named Timothy and adjust to his blindness to get off the island. The way The Cay was written and it's exciting parts were extravagant. First of all Philip lives on small island getting attacked by German subs, so his mom decides to leave the island en route to Miami and then to Virginia. On the way to their island, German subs torpedo their ship. Philip goes overboard and is saved by Timothy on a small raft. After a couple days at sea they see a small island in the distance. While on the island they face many challenges such as a hurricane, but overcome them as they learn to trust one another. In The Cay there were three things that really made the book great. First of all Philip gets blind so he learns to see people such as Timothy for who they are and not by the tone of their skin. He also learns to do things blind that he thought he couldn't do blind before. Second, Timothy's accent was very interesting and amusing. It made the book relaxing and very fun to read due to his Jamaican style voice. Finally, the fact that they were stuck in what is known as the devils mouth. Airplanes or boats couldn't find them as easily because they didn't fly over in that direction very often and it was small and vulnerable to hurricanes. Those were just some of the things that made this book fantastic. Theodore Taylor has created an absolutely brilliant book. The Cay was an absolute favorite of mine; I hope you get the chance to read this heart-warming novel. By Grant March 19, 2008 Superb Book! In the book, The Cay, by Theodore Taylor is an adventures story about a boy named Phillip who is stranded on the Cay with a West Indian man named Timothy. Phillip learns how to do hard work and to appreciate others. This is an amazing book that teaches everyone not to judge people by the color of their skin but how they treat you and how they treat others. In the book a German U-boat is near by and Phillip's mom wants to go back to Virginia. While they are on the boat a torpedo hits it and Phillip and his mom are separated from each other. Next thing Phillip knows he is on a raft with a black man called Timothy. After a few days they find the Cay and that is were the story begins. Some things that I liked in the book are Timothy's accent. It makes you feel that he is actually a human being and it makes it more fun. The hard thing about his accent is that the author made it so the way that he was talking was how it was spelled so I would say if you're a good reader you will understand it. Also something that added to the story was that Phillip was blind and that made him more believable than he was in the beginning. If he wasn't blind it would change the whole story because he would have been able to see the Cay and everything that was happening. As all stories have the plot in this story was wonderful because if it took place in 2008 a torpedo wouldn't have hit the boat and the boat would have been modernized to steel or something stronger, but of course it made it more suspenseful in the end. I would recommend this book to anyone. The characters were believable and the setting was superb. It gives wonderful information about World War Two. Like I said in my thesis this is a wonderful book but the ending wasn't as good as I thought it would be. If you like this book look for the sequel Timothy of The Cay. For more The Cay reviews click here.
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