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Title: Travels with Snarly-around the world at 18 knots.
Review: Previously entered reviews clustered at 4s and 10s - no middle ground. I liked it a "nine's" worth and early on thought Jaynes' sarcastic portrayals of his fellow passengers bordered on cruel. Then I decided I'd be dealt with harshly also - but would love both the treatment and the longevity I'd gain via this very funny book. Jaynes exposes no one more than himself and readers can mentally fast forward to the day when Jaynes himself repeats his own tales ten times in ten days - a hundred times in a hundred days. The sea journey serves as conveyance for the author's own inward journey - both end abruptly in Singapore. Fast and fun. Most readers will enjoy the phrasing, the portraits, the writer's own great circle voyage to nowhere. Loved it, maybe it is a "ten" after all.
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