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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
A fascinating story of human survival told in compelling fashion by Marquez. However, I would’ve liked to learn more about the fallout from the story and how it impacted Colombia since that seems like quite the tale in its own right.
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Review posted here: https://55booksin52weeks.wordpress.com/2016/12/04/review-the-story-of-a-shipwrecked-sailor/
La historia es interesante y la forma en que escribe Gabo es genial pero siento que no fue mi historia.
A short book recounting the story of a sailor in the Colombian navy who survived for 10 days adrift on a life raft at sea. Picked up the audiobook (narrated by Gary Tiedemann) on a whim since it was only about 3 hours long and I had some errands to do.
I would have loved for some sort of epilogue providing greater context for the aftermath re: the Colombian government at the time having lied about the storm causing the accident when in reality the weighty, contraband merchandise is what unsteadied the boat. Instead, I went down the rabbit hole of reading NYT articles from the 1980s about the story:
The Government of Rojas Pinilla was incensed at this smear against the navy and took its revenge. El Espectador was closed. Mr. Velasco was forced to leave the navy and ''disappeared into the oblivion of everyday life.'' Mr. Garcia Marquez fled to France and began his ''nomadic and somewhat nostalgic exile that in certain ways also resembles a drifting raft.''
I would have loved for some sort of epilogue providing greater context for the aftermath re: the Colombian government at the time having lied about the storm causing the accident when in reality the weighty, contraband merchandise is what unsteadied the boat. Instead, I went down the rabbit hole of reading NYT articles from the 1980s about the story:
The Government of Rojas Pinilla was incensed at this smear against the navy and took its revenge. El Espectador was closed. Mr. Velasco was forced to leave the navy and ''disappeared into the oblivion of everyday life.'' Mr. Garcia Marquez fled to France and began his ''nomadic and somewhat nostalgic exile that in certain ways also resembles a drifting raft.''
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
The premise could make you think this book will be dead boring, but it's gripping and fantastic. It's wonderfully told and wonderfully imagined (and actually a true story). Read it when you think you have problems, like should you make pasta or chicken for dinner, or can you wear brown panty hose with black shoes.