A Salty Piece of Land
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Wander to "where the song of the ocean / Meets the salty piece of land" with Tully Mars, washed up from Margaritaville and in the mood for monkeyshines—in the 20th anniversary edition of this shimmering Caribbean epic by the late king of tropical rock, Jimmy Buffett.
It's not on any chart, but the tropical island of Cayo Loco is the perfect place to run away from all your problems. Waking from a ganja buzz on the beach in Tulum, Tully can't believe his eyes when a 142-foot schooner emerges out of the ocean mist. At its helm is Cleopatra Highbourne, the eccentric 101-year-old sea captain who will take him to a lighthouse on a salty piece of land that will change his life forever.
From a lovely sunset sail in Punta Margarita to a wild spring-break foam party in San Pedro, Tully encounters an assortment of treasure hunters, rock stars, sailors, seaplane pilots, pirates, and even a ghost or two.
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This book seemed to float along at the whim of the tides and I loved it because the characters were interesting. Then somewhere in the middle the characters got less interesting and the whole thing got way too wordy. I started to give up hope, but I wanted to finish it. And I am so glad that I did. The story picked up again and the lovely characters returned.
There were times that it was too explicit. At other times too wordy. And at times too convenient. None of those made me stop reading it, but it did keep me from rating it higher.
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