kblank73's review
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
auntblh's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars - This was a nice collection of short stories (fiction and some semi-fictitious). My favorite was 'I Wish Lunch Could Last Forever'.
pattykakes's review
4.0
I saw this quirky book in a secondhand bookshop and couldn’t resist. After all, I’d been singing Jimmy Buffett songs while driving with the windows down for more years than I was willing to admit to, but I’d never bothered to read one of his books.
While there are a few pop culture references which will go way over the heads of anyone under the age of 30 and be hard to recollect for those a decade older, those bits of Google fodder didn’t detract from what clearly comes through between the covers of the book: Buffett is one hell of a storyteller.
He weaves his tales, both short and long, with a bit of down home common sense mixed together with just enough of a hint of “Is he pulling my leg?” to keep it entertaining. His descriptions of the Keys and the sea and the nostalgia that comes with belonging to a place make you question where you call home and yearn to find it, if only for a moment.
And when I’d read the last page and closed the book, I was reminded of my favorite line from one of Buffett’s songs ... “If we couldn’t laugh we’d all go insane.”
While there are a few pop culture references which will go way over the heads of anyone under the age of 30 and be hard to recollect for those a decade older, those bits of Google fodder didn’t detract from what clearly comes through between the covers of the book: Buffett is one hell of a storyteller.
He weaves his tales, both short and long, with a bit of down home common sense mixed together with just enough of a hint of “Is he pulling my leg?” to keep it entertaining. His descriptions of the Keys and the sea and the nostalgia that comes with belonging to a place make you question where you call home and yearn to find it, if only for a moment.
And when I’d read the last page and closed the book, I was reminded of my favorite line from one of Buffett’s songs ... “If we couldn’t laugh we’d all go insane.”
minervareads's review
3.0
3.5. Some of the stories are great, and some are just okay. My favorite were the more non-fiction based stories toward the end.
murderbydeath's review
4.0
I love this book and most of the stories in it. It's one of the few collections where there are more good stories than bad. My favourites: Off the See the Lizard and Boomerang Love.
Full review: http://jenn.booklikes.com/post/973856/talesmargaritaville
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