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 enlarge | Author: J. Maarten Troost
Publisher: Broadway
Category: Book
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Rating:  100 reviews
Sales Rank: 6204
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0767915305
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.099681
EAN: 9780767915304
ASIN: 0767915305
Publication Date: June 8, 2004
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 Entertaining view of the other side of paradise July 7, 2004
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is quite entertaining, and gives the reader a peek into the reality of the islands that used to be paradise. Western culture and civilization has rendered many of the tropical islands almost uninhabitable, and the author paints this picture clearly. I'm sure some liberties were taken in describing some circumstances. Even so, there is enough substance here to make you think of the situations described after a few chuckles wear off. My only complaint on the book is that the author seems to want to fit in complex language into the beginning of the book, but this subsides as the reader progresses.
 A liberal's view of the tropics July 5, 2004
7 out of 21 found this review helpful
Although the book has it's highlights, overall it's just OK. There is a lot of bashing of the US (politics not needed in a "humorous" travel book) and of the very people he lived with. Troost's disdain for the majority of the natives who surround him is very clear and he obviously feels vastly superior to these simple people. In order to sell books, he suggests he will discuss cannibals sex lives - note - the cannibals he discusses are the native dogs that roam the island. Nice try. Overall 3 stars with a lean toward 2. Anyone who laughs out loud at this book needs to read a bit more.
 What does the reviewer at "Island" magazine know? June 29, 2004
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The answer: nothing. I was flipping through the book reviews in "Island" one day and came upon a review of this book. I guess the "Island" editor wasn't impressed. He basically said the book was okay and compared its author to a "second-rate Dave Barry."
Luckily I decided to check the book out for myself. Turns out the reviewer for "Islands" magazine wouldn't know a great read if one walked up and smacked him on the behind.
This is dedicated beach reading. I took the book with me to Gulf Shores last week and laughed aloud many times on the beach as I read it (almost in one sitting). Great style, great attention to details, great in capturing the maddening essence of living in a paradise gone mad. Fans of tropic-themed tomes (you know who you are) will love this book.
Laugh out Loud June 26, 2004
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great book, especially when the author is discussing the funniest topic, himself. Everyone I have given it to has laughed out loud.
Great Book! Very Funny and I couldn't put it down! June 20, 2004
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a very funny and irreverant set of stories about Mr. Troost's two years of living on the island of Kiribati. One of my students asked to discuss some of the items in the chapter on government. I read this chapter and then bought the book. While the first two or three chapters were slow, I couldn't put this book down for the other 20. Many of the points Troost makes about island life could apply to quite a number of other pacific islands. He doesn't provide any suggestions on how islanders could improve (refreshing given the large number of bad suggestions these nations have had over the years)and he sticks to relating snapshots of his life in and around the island. This is a fun book to read.
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