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My second favorite Tim Powers book, after The Anubis Gates. It has everything: pirates, zombies, ghosts, shipwrecks, and curses. The book is far, far, far better than the movie version they did with Johnny Depp as part of the Pirates of the Caribbean series.
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A rollicking swashbuckler. 4.5 ⭐

1.Recuperating from being sick, bookclub if I'm better.
2. I put things away after I'm done with them.
3. Off the coast of Florida in a pirate ship.

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1. The Longmire Defense by Craig Johnson
2. On Stranger Tides

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I was looking forward to reading this book, since I love stories set on sea. But it turned out to be a rather boring book. Even though the idea of the story itself is nice, Powers' way of telling his story just didn't appeal to me. It all was very superficial, with no atmosphere and very flat characters. I was mostly glad when the book finally reached it's end...

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🎧 Oh, wow! I love this story of piratical, swashbuckling adventure, fantastical visions conjured up with voodoo, evocative descriptions of the seas and swamps...

BUT Bronson Pinchot let me down. I had to work *hard* to get past his narration. He barrels into the story too fast, his French patois is labored, and his British accents are ridiculous.

I would love to come back to this one day but in print instead.

🎧 Starting this fantasy nautical tale today (narrated by Bronson Pinchot.) Powers sold the rights to this novel to Disney who mutated it into a Pirates of the Caribbean movie. I‘m sure the book will be better 😜

At the end of a long day, there's not much that beats climbing into bed with a book and a cup of tea! 😌

There is so much #mysticsvoodoo or voudoun in this book. How else do you get undead pirates? And now you're beginning to see why all Powers's fans saw a lot of similarities. This is my copy from when the book first came out and then one with a cover I couldn't pass up. #PiratesLife #WhatAWayToLive

My version of #theblackpearl I had a friend working at Lucasfilm when the first movie came out. The shirt may be a bit tight these days but it's never going away #PiratesLife #WhatAWayToLive

I don't have a #shipinabottle Will a pirate in a coffin do?

I was a fan of Tim Powers long before the PotC movies came out. There was much discussion after the first movie about how much it resembled On Stranger Tides (on one of those old-fashioned email lists). As much as I enjoyed the movie adaptation, the book is so much better. I can't recommend it enough. Sure there's no Jack Sparrow but Powers does his research.

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Back to my tbr list for today's prompt. I really need to read this one soon!

"You sure get a lot of books," said the lady in the office when I went to pick these up. "Oh, it's that time of year!" I said breezily, and we both pretended I didn't do this at ALL TIMES of the year