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Liner

Liner Barlow, James

444 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1970

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James Barlow

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James Barlow was a British novelist, born on 1 December 1921 in Birmingham, England. The author of thirteen novels and one work of non-fiction, he died suddenly at the age of 51 in Ireland on 30 January 1973.

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166 reviews1 follower
December 27, 2020
Pretty old but guessing the premise of multiple stories coinciding on a boat which has it's own issues also.
As a nautical wannabe I enjoyed it and as the cover says it draws you in and klicks along.
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Author 3 books381 followers
June 15, 2026
Liner este un roman de aventuri pe mare fiind asa cum ne asteptam despre o ambarcatiune greceasca, numita "Aeropagus", ce aduna la bordul sau o sumedenie de pasageri diferiti, fiecare cu povestea si drama sa:
- Proprietarul unui club de striptease din Sydney ce fuge de Mafie,
- Dimitrios, un tanar marinar ce sufera de sifilis,
- Daniel Dempsey, noul doctor de pe vas cu personalitatea sa efervescenta si autoritara,
- Sotii Bunston cu cele 3 fete ale lor, ce trec printr-o criza de casnicie,
- Irene, o fosta profesoara, acum domnisoara batrana, cu singuratatea ei conservatoare si simtul negru al umorului. Ea are cea mai interesanta personalitate si cititorul se va atasa de ea.
Despre fiecare aflam lucruri, rand pe rand, episodic si fiecare capitol este despre viata unuia dintre personaje.
Personal mi-au placut foarte mult detaliile tehnice despre vapor si consider ca nu este o carte extraordinara ce va da pe spate cititorul sau va schimba viata cuiva insa mie mi se potriveste si mi-a placut.
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Did Not Finish
January 16, 2026
DNF Straight away the writing style annoyed me. Thought I'd leap to on the liner. Didn't help.
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