Nim’s Island: Chapter 16

Getting stranded after the storms wasn’t Jack’s fault, but I still totally get Nim being pissed at him for being gone so long.
Also, apparently Alex is moving to the island?

Nim’s Island: Chapter 15

Now it’s time for the storm clean-up.
And Chica’s going back to sea now?
So… One of Nim’s experimental rafts she was making to rescue Alex’s character is actually going to rescue Jack?
The clean-up continues, and Nim’s leg is still sorta hurt, like I thought.
And now Jack is finally home.

So now Nim’s saving Alex?
Also, I know Nim’s leg did get a bit better after taking Alex’s advice, but how is it that much better already?
And finally Alex is on the island.

So, Jack sent Nim a note for a storm evacuation. WHY IS THERE ANOTHER STORM? THAT’S WHAT CAUSED JACK TO GET STRANDED IN THE FIRST PLACE!
And now Alex and Jack are both in the middle of the ocean during the storm. Lovely.

…So, wait… I just realized… Alex is so reclusive that she’s never experienced fangirls before…
And… Alex just tried to get the Troppo Tourists to take her to the island. Well, that’s awkward.
Alex sailing would’ve been fun to watch. (It’s been like 11? 12? years since I’ve seen the movie, so I forget what all they included.)
“So, take me near Nim’s island but, like, not too close because it’s dangerous.” Basically that’s the adult storyteller version of Nim using the shark to scare off the Troppo Tourists.
“The captain giggled. ‘That makes us sound like the bad guys!'” What? Really? What gave you that idea?

Real talk: I’m a grown adult, and I can barely pronounce the scientific name of that plankton Jack found, so how do they expect kids who read this to pronounce it?
“Nim knew she ought to be happy and ought to write a letter back, but her knee hurt too much to care and she needed advice faster than Galileo could bring it.” Girl, I feel that.
No, but seriously, since Jack is kinda stranded, Alex is the adultiest adult Nim’s got right now, even if she is more of a pen pal than anything at this point.
This island is too darn pretty moment of the chapter: I really want to hang out on the beach at night too.

Let’s see how Nim’s raft works out…
Yeah, Jack better get back fast so he can check out Nim’s hurt leg.
The pearl sounds really nice.
Nice move, Nim, forgetting to charge the laptop. I get it though, with her hurt leg and all.

So, what’s worse: Jack being surrounded by sharks or the Troppo Tourists just sailing by and not caring that he’s surrounded by sharks?
Also, Stay Away. Stay Far Away, Troppo Tourists.
Nim making the island smell like dead shark is hilarious, but begs a few questions: How heavy was the shark, even with it being only half a shark, and with Nim dragging it up Fire Mountain in a wagon (with a hurt leg)? And how hard would it have been to live with if all of the scent hadn’t been blown out to sea by the wind?
I’d hate to be Nim running across any leftover shark bits that got scattered across the island. Unless she decided she wanted seafood and wanted to try a bit of “grilled” shark?

I can’t tell if Fire Mountain is an awesome name or if it’s a bit too obvious of a name for a volcano. Although the view from up there does sound awesome.
No, but, like… How did Nim outrun everything coming out of the volcano?
Nim’s scraped-up knee’s gotta hurt…
But thank goodness the eruption was only a false alarm… (Wait… Is that about to be the plot of one of the sequels? Is the volcano actually going to destroy the rest of the island? I really need to track down copies of the sequels ASAP.)