Travel to Australia And South Pacific

The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific

Format: Paperback
Author: J. Maarten Troost
ReleaseDate: 08 June, 2004
Publisher: Broadway
Rating:

Laugh Out Loud!
Although the adventures make you laugh, they also make you think. The author's engaging style and cleaver use of understatement make this a hilarious read. .

Laugh out loud
I mistakenly purchased it, believing it was a piece of fiction. I admit I was sucked in by the title of this book. I quickly realized my error when I noticed the word "travelogue" on the spine. That word filled me with terror as I envisioned a boring read about a place I had no real interest in. I couldn't have been more wrong. This is an excellent book for anyone who has the slightest hint of a sense of humor. J. Maarten Troost is a fantastically funny author, whose willingness to self-deprecate is displayed at every turn. He is human and the majority of the experiences he shares in his novel about the South Pacific ring true. Whether he is describing battling the stormy sea in a small, rickety boat or meeting the locals and partaking of their traditions, he is honest. We learn as much about the author and his pseudo-wife, as we do about the islands he visits and the people he befriends. Each chapter is brilliantly introduced with clever summaries that will have you laughing out loud. Enjoy this book. It deserves nothing less.

Very interesting read, filled with rich humour and experience
His experience is the Pacific are genuinely interesting and his narration is smooth and catchy. After Bill Bryson and to soem extent Douglas Adams, Trosst has to be among the best comic travel writers. Truly a fantastic read. Highly recommended if you too are one with a desire for solitude and the majesty of the islands.

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