73 reviews for:

Ultramarino

Mariette Navarro

3.8 AVERAGE

roni_zimm's review against another edition

challenging reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Complicated

4.0

styagg's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Complicated

3.75

rotewaffel's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Complicated

4.0

daydreams's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Complicated

3.75

jemeela_q's review against another edition

mysterious tense

3.0

philipn17's review against another edition

mysterious reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

lupercal27's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Complicated

4.0

catstillreading's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

sharkybookshelf's review against another edition

4.0

The female captain of a transatlantic container ship allows the all-male crew to take an unprecedented dip in the middle of the ocean - subsequently, the ship’s atmosphere is tinged with unease…

Look, if the ocean makes you feel uneasy then this is not the book for you, because it perfectly captures the ocean’s potential for creepiness. I really enjoyed it - it’s ominous and atmospheric and got under my skin. I adored the writing, which had a rhythm to it reminiscent of the swell of the ocean - it was a pleasure to read and perfectly suited the story.

If you’ve ever been swimming and had the unprompted thought that something could be right behind or below you and freaked yourself out a little bit because once you’ve thought it, you can’t unthink it - that’s the feeling that pervades the book, the unease prompted by the unknown and human vulnerability in an environment that is not our natural habitat (the ocean).

As the ship seems to be taking on a life of its own, the lore of the sea (ghost ships, strange phenomena) and the isolation play on the crew after their one brief rupture in the normally highly-regimented routine of life onboard. With the only woman at the top of the ship’s hierarchy, Navarro also touches on gender dynamics and the potential precarity of female authority.

An ominous, atmospheric and slightly claustrophobic story of human vulnerability and the opposing allure and unease prompted by the vastness of the ocean.

mindthebook's review against another edition

4.0

Efter en omtumlande unik romanöppning har författaren lite svårt att ro skeppet iland, men det gör inte så mycket. Mycket speciell och njutbar.

Särskilt gillar jag libido vs. dödsdriften-spelet. För att fortsätta det freudianska kan det för mig också ha att göra med de diabildskaruseller i gult konstläder min pappa tog ner från vinden på 70-talet och berättade "där är Azorerna, åk dit någongång om du kan", "här korsar vi Ekvatorn och då blev vi döpta av Neptun" m.m.

Tog så klart med boken på min höstlovsresa över Atlanten. Tittade ner och tänkte på hur det skulle vara att ta en simtur mittemellan Europa och amerikanska kontinenten, på kilometers och kilometers djup. I boken beskrivs det inte skräckartat utan mer som en högtidlig pånyttfödelse: "En glissant [...] ils ont une énergie venue d'on ne sait où, ils voudraient tout essayer, tout voir, tout vivre [...] bien plus loin, l'immense cargo."

En typ av bok jag kommer att dra ut ur bokhyllan då och då just för de här passagerna.

Läste på det "nya" sättet; pappersbok i handen och Audibles franska inläsning i hörlurarna. Atlantens vågskvalp både som ljudillustration mellan kapitlen och utanför fönstret här i Nova Scotia.

I den här minipodcasten hörde jag om romanen:
https://radiorcj.info/diffusions/mariette-navarro-ultramarins-paru-aux-editions-quidam/