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mscarle's review
3.0
Decent. Drags in parts - some places are just intrinsically not that interesting, to be mean about it - but the back half, for me at least, picked up nicely.
medievalmeal's review
adventurous
medium-paced
3.0
I wanted to love this one bc I love travelogues and thought this trip down the magadelena would be fascinating. And I think overall it had some great passages, but also I was not totally connected to it in the way I wanted to. I think it had a lot to do with how I didn’t feel like I understood the authors connection with the region or why he wanted to take this trip- and he kept insisting that he wanted people to understand Colombia as a country better, but at the same time I definitely felt like the author was superior. I was really enjoying the canoe maker passage but then it left a bad taste in my mouth when the Salama assumed he’s the first person who asked him about his work, and some other comments rubbed me the wrong way. I’m glad I read it but I had some notes!
marbelousreads's review
slow-paced
3.0
I wanted to love this book. When I saw a book about the Magdalena and Colombia was being published earlier this year I was beyond excited. However at the end of the day it felt like something that could have been wonderful but didn’t get all the way there. If you know nothing about Colombia outside of Pablo Escobar read this book to learn more about the history and the beauty of this country. However that is what it felt like. More of a history with interspersed anecdotes from the authors trip. As someone who lived in Barranquilla and has an intimate knowledge of the Magdalena to start with I wanted to feel like I was back in Colombia. Traveling and meeting people and unfortunately this book didn’t do that for me.
abookishtype's review
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
3.0
This Thanksgiving weekend, I went to South America…via Every Day the River Changes, by Jordan Salama. Books are the perfect way to travel. Salama braved the heat, the bugs, the humidity, and the aggravation of ahorita (which can mean anything from right now to hours later to “you just missed it). In this travelogue, Salama takes us on an abbreviated trip down the Magdalena River, from the Colombian Massif to Barranquilla, where the river empties into the Caribbean...
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via Edelweiss, for review consideration.
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via Edelweiss, for review consideration.
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