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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Tales from Margaritaville - Tales from Margaritaville, by Jimmy BuffettVery good read. I learned more about a wonderfull lifestyle. Rating: - Tales from MargaritavilleI loved this book! The first third is made up of a series of short stories that are linked together by characters and locations. They are also tied to Where is Joe Merchant?, a novel by Buffett that I highly recommend. The second third are stories that are probably somewhere between fiction and fact. The main character is clearly Buffett but the events don't add up or are presented as dream sequences. The final third are clearly non-fiction memories of Buffett. All of these stories are entertaining and fun to read. Rating:  - So much fun-- this guy knows how to live-- it's 5 p.m. somewhereEvery bar in the world will tell you it's 5 p.m. somewhere if you want to buy a drink at 10 a.m. in the morning and say it's too early-- many folks say that Jimmy Buffett is responsible for that line-- it's 5 pm. somewhere in the world!. The book I got had a new preface by the author whose tales are just amazing...cowboy culture from HEartache Wyoming to Graceland with Tully Mars...singer, songwriter/author Buffet is a legend in his own time. I like this one even better than his autobiography a pirate turns 50 -- his stories sing with romance, adventure and a sense of saltiness that goes beyond Lake Wobegon sameness. It's so much fun-- men and women will love this book. Not because it's full of insight or soul searching but because it's FUN. Great read on an airplane, Fun to keep in your closet for a guest visitor and maybe the perfect book to take on a cruise with you. Or a busride or train ride around the country. Fabulous tales....I wish he could tell one to me why I drink a Margarita -- you could be any age to read the book -- but if you're over 40 you may find a certain understanding of what it means to be moving on in life and still young enough to care about romance and the unknown. Good book to read when you're changing your life -- changing jobs, got fired, moving, or yearn to -- try this book for a break from the same old. Rating:  - Good start...then falls apartI dunno, I read all these raves and wonder if everyone read the same book I did! The first story about Tully Mars is terrific, the second about a small town football team is pretty good, then...the book falls apart with repetitive filler material. Stories that are honest or heartfelt doesn't mean much if all the characters feel the same....and WAY too much detail. So, Read the first two stories, then put it down, you won't miss anything....probably just needed enough pages to justify a book rather than a short story or two in a magazine. For the record: I am a moderate fan of Jimmy Buffetts music, his best stuff is legendary, but I am not a fan of every single song. Rating: - At least he can write wellI've really enjoyed Buffett's writing, even though I'm far from a Parrothead (Margaritaville is good, sure, but the rest of his music - almost without exception - is astoundingly awful). Still, this is a good book and I'm looking forward to sitting down with A Salty Piece of Land.
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