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Book Review By Deidre Woollard
The Nautical Chart by Arturo Perez-Reverte

Coy, a sailor down on his luck meet Tanger Soto, a mysterious scholar who needs him to help search for a shipwreck. He falls for Tanger and ends up involved in a search for the ship and a treasure that may or may not be on board. A romance develops even as Coy learns that Tanger may be using him for his ability to navigate in dangerous waters. This story is set in Spain and contains lots of Spanish history.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Exploring into the wild Yes
kind of story - searching for treasure

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 9 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - Spain
Water? Yes
Water: - scuba under
Misc setting

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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