The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten TroostMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A fun book written by a person who, by and large, is not unique, but was in a unique place (for most of us) and wrote about it.
I do wish there had been more standard research or history in this book. It seems like the author wanted to write a Bill Bryson style story about his visit, encompassing all the needed information, but I feel like Bryson would've been more thorough. I found myself wanting to know more about the daily lives of people on Tarawa, as well as other islands, and how they differed. I was also curious about the foreigners who decide to move and live there, since there seem to be some interesting stories there too.
Still, as I said, quite unique.
Incidentally, I checked out Tarawa on Google maps, and it must have changed a lot since this book was written. There are cafes there now (with coffee) and plenty of variety in terms of food. I wonder what else has changed.
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