Reading Jimmy - Where to start?

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » December 1, 2004 12:25 pm

I plan on picking up my copy of Salty Piece of Land soon, but I've never read anything else of his.

Will I be lost if I start with this one and then work my way backwards?

doxadive · Post by **doxadive** » December 1, 2004 12:29 pm

i have found that starting with page one works best (sorry couldnt pass on the bad joke)

start with PL@40, TFM, WIJM

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » December 1, 2004 12:31 pm

doxadive wrote:i have found that starting with page one works best (sorry couldnt pass on the bad joke)

start with PL@40, TFM, WIJM

Da har har har

But anyway...would it do any real harm to do it backwards?

doxadive · Post by **doxadive** » December 1, 2004 12:35 pm

since it isnt a serial and in TFM tully is a short story reading them in any order cant hurt, but i suggest when you read the Dirk Pitt series you start at the first!!!! what a day both a Dirk Pitt and Jimmy Buffett book released on the same day!!!! yes, there is a santa claus!!!!

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » December 1, 2004 12:36 pm

Ho Ho Ho!

DeactiveCarib · Post by **DeactiveCarib** » December 1, 2004 12:39 pm

i read the first few stories in TFM but totally forgot what they were about, i think i'll reread the Tully Mars one, than maybe pick up salty peice of land.

Air M'Ville Cap'n · Post by **Air M'Ville Cap'n** » December 1, 2004 12:49 pm

Yea I'd say get Tales from Margartaville and read the Tully Mars story first. Though I haven't got a copy of ASPOL yet so I'm not sure if Buffett kinda goes back and tells the story of Tully up to the point that he left off at

rednekkPH · Post by **rednekkPH** » December 1, 2004 12:51 pm

buffettbride wrote:But anyway...would it do any real harm to do it backwards?

So many jokes, so little time...

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » December 1, 2004 12:56 pm

rednekkPH wrote:
buffettbride wrote:But anyway...would it do any real harm to do it backwards?
So many jokes, so little time...

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » December 1, 2004 12:58 pm

Ilph wrote:
rednekkPH wrote:
buffettbride wrote:But anyway...would it do any real harm to do it backwards?
So many jokes, so little time...

Hey!!!!

nycparrothead · Post by **nycparrothead** » December 1, 2004 1:02 pm

Yep, I'd say read Take Another Road from TFM.... I haven't read it in 10 years or so now I've gotta reread it before I start the new book... Gonna do that today cause I hate buying something new and not using it right away!

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » December 1, 2004 1:03 pm

nycparrothead wrote:Yep, I'd say read Take Another Road from TFM.... I haven't read it in 10 years or so now I've gotta reread it before I start the new book... Gonna do that today cause I hate buying something new and not using it right away!

That's exactly what's troubling me! B&N is just up the street but I couldn't bear to buy it without cracking it open.

doxadive · Post by **doxadive** » December 1, 2004 1:05 pm

reading is like sex: you dont always have to start at the very beginning for it to be fulfilling

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » December 1, 2004 1:06 pm

doxadive wrote:reading is like sex: you dont always have to start at the very beginning for it to be fulfilling

chinese food is like sex: it tastes great and fills you up, but an hour later you are hungry again.

Maybe I should enjoy the book over some Egg Foo Young.

phaninatl · Post by **phaninatl** » December 1, 2004 1:11 pm

I started reading ASPOL this morning and it does a good review of Tullys
life as described in Tales. That beening that , I'd read them all(I have ) and each is alot of fun in its own way.

PS Jolly Mon makes a great gift for the keets.

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » December 1, 2004 1:13 pm

phaninatl wrote:
PS Jolly Mon makes a great gift for the keets.

Got that one for the keets when we came back from M'ville in Vegas! It is great!

Desdamona · Post by **Desdamona** » December 1, 2004 1:21 pm

Do NOT start with the non-fiction PL@40 first...
But I would suggest TFM. I reread it last spring
in preparation for this new release.

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » December 1, 2004 1:33 pm

Desdamona wrote:Do NOT start with the non-fiction PL@40 first...
But I would suggest TFM. I reread it last spring
in preparation for this new release.

You sure do plan ahead!

Desdamona · Post by **Desdamona** » December 1, 2004 1:37 pm

buffettbride wrote:
Desdamona wrote:Do NOT start with the non-fiction PL@40 first...
But I would suggest TFM. I reread it last spring
in preparation for this new release.
You sure do plan ahead!

Well, at the time it didn't seem to be planning ahead...

(Silly Jimmy! Next time you're wirting a book, don't tell us!:lol:

)

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » December 1, 2004 1:55 pm

I've only gotten through about the first 70 pages so far but I don't think you have to know the story about Tully from TFM to get the book. I think he gives enough of a recap that it won't make a difference if you haven't read the short story first.