The Sex Lives of Cannibals
by J. Maarten Troost
Taste attributes: biographydocumentarycomedyadventurefastfresh & originalrealisticlinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalunlikely connections
Boxlist takeA realistic biography that is glossy and pacy. Best if you like polish over grit.
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Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.5 / 5
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About This Book
The laugh-out-loud true story of a harrowing and hilarious two-year odyssey in the distant South Pacific island nation of Kiribati--possibly The Worst Place on Earth.At the age of twenty-six, Maarten Troost--who had been pushing the snooze button on the alarm clock of life by racking up useless graduate degrees and muddling through a series of temp jobs--decided to pack up his flip-flops and move to Tarawa, a remote...
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- Author
- J. Maarten Troost
- Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 312
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