Travel to Australia And South Pacific

Getting Stoned with Savages: A Trip Through the Islands of Fiji and Vanuatu

Format: Paperback
Author: J. Maarten Troost
ReleaseDate: 13 June, 2006
Publisher: Broadway
Rating:

Troost delivers again
If not, don't worry about it. It's probable that you have read Maarten Toost's first book "The Sex Lives of Cannibals" if you're considering reading this book. They are stand alone books, but do read that one too. . . it's hilarious.

In this book Troost takes us on his second epic journey to the South Pacific this time to Fiji. Which is fairly developed compared to other South Pacific island which presents it's own set of problems. Troon takes the reader though a set of day to day, laugh out loud adventures living in urban Fiji (not what you see in resort brochures). He also describes some of the history and politics that only a local would learn.

Overall this is another extremely funny book by Toost that displays a good deal of wit an sarcasm in a very readable and relatable way. While it does strip out all the fantasies and present the realities of living on a south pacific island thousands of miles from "civilization", his writing is so inviting you may still be inclined to get away from western society and try to submerge yourself similarly. .

Excellent, funny read.
There's comedy, drama, and lots and lots of kava drinking. Troost gives the reader a down-to-earth view of his travels and life in this easy read. I highly recommend this book for a fun read.

Fantastic Humor
This was the first of his books that I've read and he grabbed me from his first lines, "I have been called many things in my life. Loved Troost's book. . . . " He's one of the most entertaining and humorous travel writers whom I've read in this past year and I look forward to hearing of his adventures now that he and his family live on the West Coast.

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