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A review by doritobabe
The Nautical Chart by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
3.0
3.5
A few weeks ago, I decided to stop writing reviews and only log star listings for books because of some internal screaming and frustrations I had regarding the popularity contest that is the goodreads review system. However, I realize now I need to make a few notes to keep track of what I read because my memory is failing me... I am getting older.
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I started off loving this book - it was basically nouveau-literature. The main protagonist waxed poetical about jazz, women, and the sea. It was a perfect mood for me when I started it; however, when I realized that it wasn't going to rise to the climactic sea-faring voyage that I was hoping for, I quickly became distracted by something else: [b:Darkfever|112750|Darkfever (Fever, #1)|Karen Marie Moning|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1392579949l/112750._SY75_.jpg|108558].
I was in the mood for an honest-ship wreck adventure story that started off as a slow burn. What I was getting instead was a quiet mystery (possibly a lite thriller?) that one may argue is in the vein of Patricia Highsmith (think: cat and mouse). I won't ever know if my guess is correct, though.
A few weeks ago, I decided to stop writing reviews and only log star listings for books because of some internal screaming and frustrations I had regarding the popularity contest that is the goodreads review system. However, I realize now I need to make a few notes to keep track of what I read because my memory is failing me... I am getting older.
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I started off loving this book - it was basically nouveau-literature. The main protagonist waxed poetical about jazz, women, and the sea. It was a perfect mood for me when I started it; however, when I realized that it wasn't going to rise to the climactic sea-faring voyage that I was hoping for, I quickly became distracted by something else: [b:Darkfever|112750|Darkfever (Fever, #1)|Karen Marie Moning|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1392579949l/112750._SY75_.jpg|108558].
I was in the mood for an honest-ship wreck adventure story that started off as a slow burn. What I was getting instead was a quiet mystery (possibly a lite thriller?) that one may argue is in the vein of Patricia Highsmith (think: cat and mouse). I won't ever know if my guess is correct, though.