The sex Lives of Cannibals : Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific

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Compact discs.
Unabridged.
Read by Simon Vance.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Lighthearted Take on a Vastly Different Culture submitted by Sara W on June 21, 2011, 12:08am This book is written in a definite tone - a sarcastic, deprecating tone. It's a great accompaniment to the weird antics and observations available on the remote South Pacific island of Tarawa. The author, J. Maarten Troost, enjoys inflating his prose with overstatement, understatement and sweeping generalizations. It was a very funny listen, and I'm sure it's an equally satisfying read.

The audiobook features a British reader, which lends the writing a very suitable edge of dry British inflection. It's also very refreshing to read a book full of foreign names and places and not wonder about the correct pronunciation. The chapter titles are long, over-explanatory and absolutely whet the listener's appetite for what is to come.

I learned more than I ever thought I would about life on a Pacific atoll from this book, all of it delivered with Western point of view and the author's sardonic commentary. The culture shock and frustrating island isolation Troost experiences made me laugh and made me grateful that I have not had similar experiences.

I also found the descriptions of the resource-shortages and trash surpluses on the island interesting in light of the growing green movement trying to convince society of the ramifications of their wastefulness. An overpopulated, over-Westernized tropical island makes for a fascinating microcosm for that situation. Funny, charming and educational, with a tidy and lovable epilogue.

A fun read submitted by rjubenville on August 4, 2013, 10:49pm An interesting story about an American living in a different culture.

Fun Book submitted by sdunav on July 23, 2023, 4:26pm A fun book, though there isn't much sex or any cannibals in it.

A twenty-something guy at loose ends follows his new wife to a remote Pacific atoll, where she is in charge of some agricultural aid project for two years.

Interesting stories about local politics, dirty diapers floating in the lagoon, body surfing with sharks, and eating lots and lots of fish on an island 'paradise' ensue.