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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
Aun siendo revertófilo irredento como soy, hay que decir que esta novela está por debajo de su media. Coy vuelve a ser el personaje clásico de Reverte: resabiado, torturado por su pasado, con le fe en la vida en general perdiendo por goleada ante el sarcasmo y la ironía. Aparece en su vida una mujer bella y misteriosa (tropo revertiano y universal) para proponerle una aventura, encontrar un pecio. Y por el camino, Reverte nos habla de la mar. De la navegación y de la náutica, pero también de la vida. Reverte escribe muy bien y las disquisiciones sobre navegación, vientos y demás que otros pueden encontrar aburridas, me encantaron. La historia se le queda algo corta, lineal y predecible, sin embargo. Aun así, entretenido y fácil de leer, porque Reverte escribe muy bien. La corta y media distancia son sus fuertes.
I am a fan of Perez-Reverte's novels. However, I found this one difficult to get through. I liked the concept, but the extended reflection of the main character's past and thoughts on women was dragging on. I will return to The Flander's Panel and The Club Dumas for a good thriller.
I do not know even after all these pages whether the translation sucks or the whole thing misses the mark ?
it feels like when you go to an elaborate dinner served by a drunk foodie couple whose overambitious menu features dishes with expensive and exotic ingredients that they just can't quite pull off while inebriated and interacting with their guests. Stuff comes to the table late, under or over-cooked. The dialogue is banal, and what should tickle the senses falls flat.
if you put a post-it over the author's name you might think Dan Brown and Clive Cussler's manuscripts got misfed in adjacent Xerox machines that spat out the pages and the people who came upon the papers scattered about published the stuff they picked up off the floor and shuffled back together.
it feels like when you go to an elaborate dinner served by a drunk foodie couple whose overambitious menu features dishes with expensive and exotic ingredients that they just can't quite pull off while inebriated and interacting with their guests. Stuff comes to the table late, under or over-cooked. The dialogue is banal, and what should tickle the senses falls flat.
if you put a post-it over the author's name you might think Dan Brown and Clive Cussler's manuscripts got misfed in adjacent Xerox machines that spat out the pages and the people who came upon the papers scattered about published the stuff they picked up off the floor and shuffled back together.
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a rather original novel by Perez-Reverted. It is slower and more psychological than his previous ones, but still a good read.
Love, love, loved this book. It took me a couple weeks to read, because I wanted to absorb all of the details and the beautiful writing. I enjoyed all the meta references to the nature of fiction and the dry humor. But as much as I enjoyed it the whole woman is a mysterious other meme quickly got old for me. Tanger was a femme fetale, pure and simple, and I lost interest in her character quickly.