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August 2007--Volume V, Issue 8
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Welcome to The Heard Word! Check here for reviews of audiobooks for adults, young adults, and children, as well as forthcoming titles.
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• September Fiction
• September Nonfiction
• September Audiobooks on MP3
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The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equitorial Pacific
By J. Maarten Troost
Read by Simon Vance
Blackstone Audio
EAN 9781433202872
At 26, Maarten Troost gave up his comfortable life in the U.S. to move with his girlfriend Sylvia to Tarawa, the capital of Kiribati, a remote atoll in the South Pacific. What Troost imagines will be a virtual Eden in the Pacific turns out to be much less idyllic.
The “paradise” of Tarawa includes deep blue lagoons of colorful fish, but the blue water is full of human and industrial waste. The fish are toxic. While the sunsets on this South Pacific island may be beautiful, they herald the end of very, very hot days (Tarawa lies practically on top of the Equator). The island natives are friendly--albeit with an irritating love for constantly playing “La Macarena.” And the government of Kiribati has a true laissez-faire attitude, often napping during the workday (Troost finds an exception to this reality during the period of time in which the various government offices are in training for the Inter-Ministerial Song and Dance Competition).
This is the true story of a harrowing and hilarious stay in the worst place on earth. Written with wit and wonder, The Sex Lives of Cannibals is a great escape. You'll learn something and laugh along the way.--Linda Arrington Lusk
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