A Salty Piece of Land | 
| Author: Jimmy Buffett
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
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Rating:  123 reviews
Sales Rank: 298132
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 528
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 031601429X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780316014298
ASIN: 031601429X
Publication Date: November 1, 2006
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If Tully Mars had known what he had gotten himself into when he agreed to help find the lost lens belonging to the lighthouse on Cayo Loco-well, he might never had agreed to help in the first place. Then again, maybe he would just have taken a slightly longer nap before setting off on his wild adventure. And it isn't just Tully-who Buffett fans will remember well from Jimmy's bestselling Tales from Margaritaville-on the madcap quest. There's Ix-Nay, an Indian shaman with a dislike of the media; Mr. Twain, Tully's loyal steed; Cleopatra Highbourne, the 102-year-old owner of Cayo Loco and Cuban baseball addict; Captain Kirk, fishing trip leader and boatman extraordinaire; former country music star Sean Spurl-AKA Tex Sex; Bucky Norman, a Wyoming cowboy who has found his way to the ocean; and even a fellow named Jimmy Buffett, who decides he might as well join in on the party. Raucous, funny, and wise with the world's strangeness, A SALTY PIECE OF LAND is the best and bestselling novel yet from one of America's most beloved storytellers.
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 If you have the time, do the crime March 18, 2009
AJ Denver
After breezing through "Swine Not" I wanted to check out Jimmy Buffett's other "acclaimed" novels. It took me 6 months to read "Salty Piece of Land." I just kept putting it down to read through several other books for a little simulation.
I originally started in on a beach vacation in Puerto Rico...thinking it would be a perfect beach read. But it drags on and on and on. It should have just been a collection of short stories. And many people have mentioned, the "50 page letter" towards the end of the book was torture. The background stories were monotonous...even on a character that pops up in the last few chapters. Lot's of uselss info.
The concept of the book is great and after getting back to NYC it was a great escape to the Caribbean while taking the subway to work. I just put so much effort into it that I had to finish it...and after being annoyed throughout I actually put the book down with a smile. Maybe because I finally finished it but also because it had a really touching ending.
Basically, it's a mindless read, nothing super exciting ever happens. It's just a long tall tale.
 Salty Piece of Land February 1, 2009
Pirates Smile (Texas)
This is a fun book to read, nothing heavy or really serious. Parts of it can be kind of corny or unbelievable. Someone dreaming of a Caribbean escape would probably enjoy this book.
 Good Book January 8, 2009
C. Bordeaux (Charlotte, NC United States)
It is difficult for me to compare it against other fiction, as I rarely read it. It was a very good book though. It seemed to start off slower, but once I got about half way through it, I couldn't wait to see what happens next. I got the book to read while on a cruise in the Bahamas, and it did not disappoint.
Not a cheeseburger in paradise..... November 10, 2008
Howard Upton (Oxford, Alabama USA)
Tully Mars continues his adventures in Jimmy Buffet's tale A Salty Piece of Land. First, I would like to say that I'm a pretty serious Parrot Head, so my expectations were high for this book. When we first met Tully in Tales From Margarittaville, he was heading for the beaches of Alabama to eventually set sail into the Gulf Stream Breeze.
Buffet's writing style is one I enjoy, but this book didn't have the ebb and flow of a well thought out work. Tully finds himself getting high, reveling in sexual debachary and still running from his former employeer.
Mar's friends and newest employeers are interesting characters, but there is a certain lack of depth to each that would have made the story better.
If you are interested in just getting away for a while, then this book will allow you to grow a pencil thin mustache and offer a change in attitude.
If you are looking for something that will keep you mildly intrigued, this may not be your read....
 One of the most pleasurable reads September 7, 2008
FlybyErin (New Orleans, LA)
This was one of the most pleasurable reads for me, and I read about a book per week, so that's saying a lot. Maybe it's because it combines my own loves of flying, sailing, and adventure. The character is pretty much Jimmy himself in a fictional tale. I'm reading it again (something I seldom do) right now and am enjoying it just as much.
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