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Great

The only great thing about this book is that I was listening to it when I received the above Mother‘s Day gift.

I‘m not a mom. I‘m an Aunt. So it was also a surprise!

Happy Mother‘s Day! 🤗

🎧 Did Crichton REALLY write this? Now I‘m afraid to read Micro.

If you‘re looking for a Jurassic Park or Andromeda Strain ... nope.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

So I was looking for some sci-fi .... Crichton wrote Jurassic Park & Andromeda Strain ... cool ...... as this book starts ... they are talking about ... THE BLACK PLAGUE ... I really need to read the summaries before a pick a loan in Hoopla 🤨

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Everything that could go wrong does in this fun, fast paced pirate adventure. This is actually my first Michael Crichton book but I look forward to reading more.

Loved this book. It was found, completed, after Crichton‘s death. I‘m not sure why it wasn‘t published sooner, but I‘m glad it got published at all.
I‘m not a pirate story kind of guy, but Crichton could write about anything and make it interesting.
The book is full of interesting bits of history, but the characters and the action are phenomenal. Highly recommend this to anyone who has enjoyed anything he wrote previously.

#TallShipCelebration #TSC2019 #Latitude

Certainly an adventure to infiltrate the Spanish stronghold and take the treasure! Storms at sea, three ship cannon battles, and a determined crew make for a great read! 🏴‍☠️

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Meh. It did have the excellent side-effect of reminding me how much I love Rafael Sabatini's Captain Blood! But I bailed. Usually I like Crichton but this isn't his best.

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So I was listening to a podcast recap of this book, talking about all kinds of piratical things on my way to work and a man with a scarlet macaw on his shoulder walked past me through the train station!

A fun read about pirates and Port Royal. It took awhile to get the adventurous pirate parts but it was still a good read.

Laundry day, but definitely getting more reading done than laundry.

Book's ok. Was kind of boring to start, but once the pirates starting doing piratey things it has been more interesting. Hopefully it has a decent ending.

You guys! My husband is reading! So far he likes Pirate Latitudes, saying it‘s very descriptive. I personally like books that set the scene, so I‘m also excited to read this book before the summer season hits.
#loveofmylife #couplewhoreadstogether

I'm going through the worst reader's block I had in years. Honestly, it's never been this bad. I started half a dozen books but couldn't finish one. And then I binge-watch "Black Sails" and it's all about pirate books. I read three books in the last four days. But I'm afraid that once I finish them all, I'm back to where I started. So my question is: what do you do when you go through such a terrible reading spell? Please help. ??

This was a great romp and had a bit of everything in it. An enjoyable book that I think could be made into a great film. On top of this it got me to my second country (Jamaica) on my #LitsyPassport Challenge. Recommended for those who enjoy pirate books.

Love a good map! #Mapsinbooks #MapsofLitsy

Starting this book as part of my #LitsyPassport Challenge, this book will take me to Jamaica. A bit behind on this challenge as I am meant to read a book a month and this is only my second of the 12 countries visited this year!

Does anyone else just love pirates? I know I do. And I adore my little pirate funkos I have of Jack and Elizabeth.

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Vacation book #2. FANTASTIC pirate adventure. Of course it‘s Michael Crichton so you known it‘s good. Based on the true adventures of a real pirate, this was a super fun beachside read. Can‘t recommend it enough.

I really enjoyed the adventures of Captain Hunter. I haven't read a good pirate story, or a Michael Chrichton book in years. It comes together like a heist novel with pirates. (Insert Ocean's Eleven joke here) I forgot just how much I enjoy reading his work. I might have to revisit some old favorites.

I actually just picked this up today since it was on sale for Kindle. Good timing! #WhataWayToLive #PirateLife #GoldenAgeOfPiracy @CrowCAH

Day one of #WhatAWayToLive #GoldenAgeOfPiracy

This one is from my tbr, where it's been for a looooong time. Has anyone read it?

#PiratesLife

#maps https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xj6fHiF8Osg #lyricalapril

A pirate book, with a "treasure" map! The book is a close up of what the globe shows: Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico!

A friend of mine recommended this one a while back and reading the reviews it did reminded me a bit of Pirates of the Caribbean. According to #wikipedia it's nothing like it. I'm very intrigued by its premise.
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For bookclub I had to choose a book with pirates this month. I wasn‘t very excited about reading a book with pirates & I think I went into this half thinking I wasn‘t going to enjoy & at first I didn't.

About a 3rd of the way through though I really started to enjoy. There is a few twists and turns, a kraken, storms, treasure, sneak attacks, everything you‘d expect in a book about pirates.

#Pirates #Treasure #Kraken

Next up: something swashbuckling. ☠️🏴🗡💰

For tonight's bookclub, we all brought adventure books. Can't go wrong with Crichton or Child. "Pirate Latitudes" is a classic swashbuckling adventure à la "Pirates of the Caribbean". A great quick, fun Summertime read!

There be a fair amount of murder and treasure and whoring and fighting herein this set of pages. The authors sees to it that all pirates meet an agreeable fate including one bastard who was shot in his man-jewels by his wench. Ye best be liking this or suffer the penalty of pain.

When you race gets rained out so you pour yourself into a book so you can get into the stack especially when @CaitlinSiem is on your heels to read a book and give your thoughts.

I found it funny...

"A captain is king, over his crew."

Very interesting way to think of it.

The story had some interesting parts, but overall it lacked the quick pacing of Crichton's other work. Still, it was a good escape book.

Sounds like a normal friendly greeting to me.

"I do so think well of a man who dies with finesse."

Seriously, this is how a good Pirate book should start.

Good escape reading after a challenging week